Creating Their Own Space The Development of an Indian Caribbean Musical Tradition

Ramnarine, Tina K.

ISBN 10: 9766400997 / ISBN 13: 9789766400996

Published by Univ of West Indies Pr, 2001

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illustrated edition. 167 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creating Their Own Space The Development of an Indian Caribbean Musical Tradition
• Publisher: Univ of West Indies Pr
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9766400997
• ISBN 13: 9789766400996
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.28 kilograms

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Synopsis

Characterized by fast-paced, highly danceable rhythms, chutney is a fusion of traditional and contemporary Indian and Caribbean influences. In this volume Tina K. Ramnarine explores the evolution of chutney and introduces the emerging Indian-Caribbean genre into the area of scholarly discourse. Through analysis of the music, Ramnarine provides insights into social processes, effects of the diasporic settlements and ways the music operates as a symbol of Indian-Caribbean identity. This introduction of new cultural elements is a common occurrence among people transplanted to an unfamiliar geographical and cultural environment.

About the Author

Tina K. Ramnarine has lectured at Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, and at Birbeck College, University of London, England, and was a post-doctoral research fellow in musicology at Brunel University, England. She received the 1988 Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award for Women Anthropologists: A Biographical Dictionary (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1988). Ramnarine has published extensively on Caribbean culture and ethnicity.