The Cambridge Companion to Caribbean Music

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Cambridge Companion to Caribbean Music
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Nanette de Jong
SeriesCambridge Companions to Music
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 244,Width 168
Category/GenreMusic - styles and genres
Reggae
World
ISBN/Barcode 9781108433068
ClassificationsDewey:780.9729
Audience
General
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 4 August 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The diverse musics of the Caribbean form a vital part of the identity of individual island nations and their diasporic communities. At the same time, they witness to collective continuities and the interrelatedness that underlies the region's multi-layered complexity. This Companion introduces familiar and less familiar music practices from different nations, from reggae, calypso and salsa to tambu, meringue and soca. Its multidisciplinary, thematic approach reveals how the music was shaped by strategies of resistance and accommodation during the colonial past and how it has developed in the postcolonial present. The book encourages a comparative and syncretic approach to studying the Caribbean, one that acknowledges its patchwork of fragmented, dynamic, plural and fluid differences. It is an innovative resource for scholars and students of Caribbean musical culture, particularly those seeking a decolonising perspective on the subject.

Author Biography

Nanette de Jong is a Senior Lecturer at the International Centre for Music Studies, Newcastle University. Her work on the Caribbean has focussed primarily on Curacao, exploring themes of identity, ritual and cultural memory. Her monograph, Tambu: Curacao's African-Caribbean Ritual and the Politics of Memory (Indiana University Press, 2012), was shortlisted for the 2013 Albert J. Raboteau Prize for Best Book in Africana Religions. She has worked more recently as ethnomusicologist consultant for various NGOs and local organisations across the Caribbean and Southern Africa. De Jong is also an accomplished classical and salsa flautist.