Carnival music in Trinidad : experiencing music, expressing culture / Shannon Dudley.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-110), discography (p. 110-112) , and index.

Foreword -- Preface -- CD track list -- 1. Carnival and society -- Carnival -- Trinidadian society -- Trinidadian carnival in the nineteenth century -- Music -- 2. The man of words -- From Chantwell to Calypsonian -- The Lord Kitchener -- The mighty sparrow -- The mighty chalkdust -- David Rudder -- Singing Sandra -- 3. Calypso in the tent and on the road -- The tent -- The road -- Instrumentation -- Form -- Rhythmic feel -- Phrasing -- Breaks -- 4. The national instrument -- Origins -- Changing perceptions -- The instrument -- The ensemble -- The music -- Form -- Texture -- Rhythm -- 5. Steelband repertoire -- Music for the road -- F etes -- Music festival -- The bomb -- Panorama -- Framing tradition -- 6. Bacchanal time -- Soca -- Rapso -- Ragga soca -- Chutney soca -- Defining musical genres -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Resources -- Index.

CD contents. Pump up (Austin Lyons (Superblue)) -- Chant to Osanyin (Babalorisha Clarence Forde) -- Tassa drumming (The Corcoree Band) -- Calinda : tamboo : from the recording Bamboo-Tamboo, Bongo and Belair -- Iron Duke in the land (Julian Whiterose) -- Jean and Dinah (The Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco)) -- Jean and Dinah : from the recording Jump-up Carnival -- Chauffer wanted (The Mighty Chalkdust (Hollis Liverpool)) -- High mas' (David Rudder) -- Caribbean man part 2 (Christophe Grant and Sandra Devines (Singing Sandra)) -- Conto bara (Keskidee Trio) -- Pan in A minor (Aldwyn Robert (Lord Kitchener)) -- Back line (Phase II Pan Groove) -- Back line : demonstration of different parts (students and faculty at University of Washington) -- Pan in A minor (Renegades Steel Band) -- Cyar take that (Brother Resistance) -- Burnin' (Denise Belfon) -- Dulahin (Rikki Jai).

Carnival Music in Trinidad is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically, the core book in the Global Music Series. Thinking Musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around the world. It sets the stage for an array of case-study volumes, each of which focuses on a single area of the world. Each case study uses the contemporary musical situation as a point of departure, covering historical information and traditions as they relate to the present. Visit www.oup.com/us/globalmusic for a list of case studies in the Global Music Series. The website also includes instructional materials to accompany each study. Home to the most elaborate Carnival celebration in the Caribbean, Trinidad is the birthplace of the steelband and a hub for calypso and soca, musical genres that have been influential throughout the world. Collectively, these and other performance genres constitute the dynamic event of Carnival, which for more than a century has been an occasion for an intense exchange of ideas about society, culture, and tradition in Trinidad. Carnival Music in Trinidad examines the history and aesthetics of calypso, steelband, soca, and other genres, relating musical structure, lyrics, sound, and style to the major roles they play in Trinidadian culture. It also analyzes how the instruments, sounds, and lyrics of Carnival music provide a sense of national and ethnic identity. Author Shannon Dudley describes calypso's traditional role as a voice for the common people, acknowledging the tensions between this history and calypso's ties to modern commercial music markets. He also presents the story of the steelband--an art form born in the most downtrodden neighborhoods of Port of Spain--as both a parable of the nation's struggles and successes and as a continuous process of musical exploration. Written in a lively style accessible to both students and general readers, Carnival Music in Trinidad features vivid eyewitness accounts and illustrations of performances. The book is packaged with a 40-minute CD containing examples of the music discussed in the text.

Text in English.

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