Island Sounds in the Global City Caribbean Popular Music and Identity in New York |
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| Editor:
| Allen, Ray
Wilcken, Lois |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-07042-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2001 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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Island Sounds in the Global City maps the musical ''Caribbeanization'' of New York City, now home to the largest and most diverse concentrations of Caribbean people in the world. Emphasizing the relationship of music to social identity, this volume surveys a rich mosaic of popular Caribbean styles, showing how these musics serve the dual function ......
Island Sounds in the Global City maps the musical ''Caribbeanization'' of New York City, now home to the largest and most diverse concentrations of Caribbean people in the world. Emphasizing the relationship of music to social identity, this volume surveys a rich mosaic of popular Caribbean styles, showing how these musics serve the dual function ......