Calypso and Other Music of Trinidad, 1912-1962

Calypso and Other Music of Trinidad, 1912-1962
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 393
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ISBN-10 : 9781476619316
ISBN-13 : 147661931X
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Download or read book Calypso and Other Music of Trinidad, 1912-1962 written by and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-05-11 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calypso, with its diverse cultural heritage, was the most significant Caribbean musical form from World War I to Trinidad and Tobago Independence in 1962. Though wildly popular in mid-1950s America, Calypso--along with other music from "the island of the hummingbird"--has been largely neglected or forgotten. This first-ever discography of the first 50 years of Trinidadian music includes all the major artists, as well as many obscure performers. Chronological entries for 78 rpm recordings give bibliographical references, periodicals, websites and the recording locations. Rare field recordings are cataloged for the first time, including East Indian and Muslim community performances and Shango and Voodoo rites. Appendices give 10-inch LP (78 rpm), 12-inch LP (33 1/3 rpm), extended play (ep) and 7-inch single (45) listings. Non-commercial field recordings, radio broadcasts and initially unissued sessions also are listed. The influence of Trinidadian music on film, and the "Calypso craze" are discussed. Audio sources are provided. Indexes list individual artists and groups, recording titles and labels.

Calypso Magnolia

Calypso Magnolia
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 464
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ISBN-10 : 9781469626215
ISBN-13 : 1469626217
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

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Download or read book Calypso Magnolia written by John Wharton Lowe and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this far-reaching literary history, John Wharton Lowe remakes the map of American culture by revealing the deep, persistent connections between the ideas and works produced by writers of the American South and the Caribbean. Lowe demonstrates that a tendency to separate literary canons by national and regional boundaries has led critics to ignore deep ties across highly permeable borders. Focusing on writers and literatures from the Deep South and Gulf states in relation to places including Mexico, Haiti, and Cuba, Lowe reconfigures the geography of southern literature as encompassing the "circumCaribbean," a dynamic framework within which to reconsider literary history, genre, and aesthetics. Considering thematic concerns such as race, migration, forced exile, and colonial and postcolonial identity, Lowe contends that southern literature and culture have always transcended the physical and political boundaries of the American South. Lowe uses cross-cultural readings of nineteenth- and twentieth-century writers, including William Faulkner, Martin Delany, Zora Neale Hurston, George Lamming, Cristina Garcia, Edouard Glissant, and Madison Smartt Bell, among many others, to make his argument. These literary figures, Lowe argues, help us uncover new ways of thinking about the shared culture of the South and Caribbean while demonstrating that southern literature has roots even farther south than we realize.

Merchant Vessels of the United States

Merchant Vessels of the United States
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1608
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ISBN-10 : UCSD:31822009619362
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

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Download or read book Merchant Vessels of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 1608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Merchant Vessels of the United States...

Merchant Vessels of the United States...
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1436
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015059535727
ISBN-13 :
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Book Synopsis Merchant Vessels of the United States... by : United States. Coast Guard

Download or read book Merchant Vessels of the United States... written by United States. Coast Guard and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 1436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Creepy Crawly Calypso

Creepy Crawly Calypso
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Publisher : Barefoot Books
Total Pages : 34
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ISBN-10 : 1902283465
ISBN-13 : 9781902283463
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Creepy Crawly Calypso by : Tony Langham

Download or read book Creepy Crawly Calypso written by Tony Langham and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First comes the spider, banging steel drums.

Calypso C

Calypso C
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Publisher : Little, Brown
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 1408707829
ISBN-13 : 9781408707821
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Calypso C by : David Sedaris

Download or read book Calypso C written by David Sedaris and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself. With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and mortality. Make no mistake: these stories are very, very funny - it's a book that can make you laugh 'til you snort, the way only family can. Sedaris's writing has never been sharper, and his ability to shock readers into laughter unparalleled. But much of the comedy here is born out of that vertiginous moment when your own body betrays you and you realize that the story of your life is made up of more past than future. This is beach reading for people who detest beaches, required reading for those who loathe small talk and love a good tumour joke. Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris's darkest and warmest book yet - and it just might be his very best.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1342
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000021653322
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

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Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 1342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: