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Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso: Traditions in the Making Book

Starting from the days of slavery and following through to the first decades of the twentieth century, this book traces the evolution of Carnival and secular black music in Trinidad and beyond. Calypso emerged as the pre-eminent Carnival song from the end of the nineteenth century and the early commercial recordings are discussed. Considerable use is made of contemporary newspaper reports. colonial documents, travelogues, oral history and folklore, providing an authoritative treatment of a fascinating story in popular cultural history.Read More

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  • 0521653894
  • 9780521653893
  • John Cowley
  • 4 February 1999
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 312
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