Music from behind the bridge : steelband aesthetics and politics in Trinidad and Tobago / Shannon Dudley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dudley, Shannon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Steel band music--Trinidad and Tobago--History and criticism.

Steel band music.

Steel bands (Music)--Trinidad and Tobago--History.

Steel bands (Music).

Popular music--Social aspects--Trinidad and Tobago.

Popular music.

Physical Description:

xiv, 311 p. : ill., maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2008.

Summary:

Music from behind the Bridge tells the story of the steelband from the point of view of musicians who overcame the disadvantages of poverty and prejudice with their extraordinary ambition. Literally referring to the poor neighborhoods nestled in the hills bordering Port of Spain to the East, "Behind the Bridge" is also a metaphor for conditions of social disadvantage and cultural resistance that shaped the steelband movement in the various Afro-Trinidadian communities where it first took root.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

1 Introduction

2 The Steelband Movement and Music

3 An Unlikely Instrument

4 The National Instrument

5 Dropping the Bomb

6 A Showcase for Pan

7 The Rise of the Arranger

8 Community Participation

9 Contest and Control

10 Writing Their Own Tunes

11 From Panman to Pannist

12 Popular Culture and Nationalism

Appendix I: Steel Pan Instruments

Appendix II: Repertoire

Appendix III: Panorama Winners, 1963-2007

BIBLIOGRAPHY

DISCOGRAPHY

INDEX

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Z.

Notes:

Discography.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780199724376

0199724377

OCLC:

476243377