Rock it come over : the folk music of Jamaica / Olive Lewin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewin, Olive, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk music--Jamaica--History and criticism.

Folk music.

Folk music--Jamaica--African influences.

Kumina.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Barbados : University of the West Indies Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume describes the music and lore of Jamaica from the early 16th century through emancipation in 1838 to the mid-20th century. Olive Lewin explores the role of music in the lives of slaves and explores the life and beliefs of the Kumina cult queen, Imogene Queenie Kennedy.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Foreword

Introduction

Preface

Acknowledgments

I: Introduction

1. The Making of a Musician

2. Slavery: Old Souls in a New World

3. Conflicting Concepts of Wealth

II: Non-Cult Traditional Jamaican Music

4. Music for Work, Play and the Spirit

5. Mento and Other Styles for Dance, Entertainment and Ceremony

III: Cults and Cult Music in Jamaica

6. Maroon, Tambo, Goombeh, Ettu, Nago

7. Revivalism and Rastafarianism

IV: Kumina and Queenie Kennedy

8. The Kumina Cult

9. Queenie Kennedy: Her Life

10. Queenie Kennedy: Her Teachings and Her Work

11. Conclusion

References

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

"With special reference to Kumina and the work of Mrs. Imogene "Queenie" Kennedy."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781435694804

1435694805

OCLC:

302368171