DIGIRENT - Music from behind the Bridge: Steelband Aesthetics and Politics in Trinidad and Tobago
Shannon Dudley
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Music from behind the Shannon Dudley epub Music from behind the Shannon Dudley pdf download Music from behind the Shannon Dudley pdf file Music from behind the Shannon Dudley audiobook Music from behind the Shannon Dudley book review Music from behind the Shannon Dudley summary | #2296235 in Books | 2007-12-03 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 6.00 x.90 x9.10l,1.15 | File type: PDF | 328 pages||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent Introduction|By banddork312|This book is an excellent introduction to the history, practice, and purpose of steelpan music in Trinidad and Tobago. Dudley weaves his reader through the history of the nation as it coincides with steelpan leaders lifetimes. He brings to light topics of class structure, racism, etc. without casting a negative light on steelpan. Overall, a|||"Dudley sets the tone and a very high standard for future scholarship. His focus on musical processes and individual agency relative to cultural context and constraints provides a model for discourse about the post-independence era relevance of pan. In short,
A symbol of Trinidadian culture, the steelband has made an extraordinary transformation since its origins-from junk metal to steel orchestra, and from disparaged underclass pastime to Trinidad and Tobago's national instrument. Now, Shannon Dudley gives the first discerning look at the musical thinking that ignited this transformation, and the way it articulates with Afro-Trinidadian tradition, carnival, colonial authority, and nationalist politics. Music from behin...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Music from behind the Bridge: Steelband Aesthetics and Politics in Trinidad and Tobago | Shannon Dudley. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
