Callaloo, Calypso & Carnival
Callaloo, Calypso & Carnival

Author: Dave Dewitt

Publisher: Diane Books Publishing Company

Published: 1998-07

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 9780788154911

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This is the first American cookbook to capture the many flavors of Trinidad. Mostly a cookbook, it is part travel guide & celebration of the music & spirit of the island. It explores the unique spices & foodstuffs as well as the six separate cultures represented in the extraordinary cuisine of Trinidad. Glossary. Mail order sources. Bibliography. Discography. "The authors have artfully captured the spirit, allure & diversity of Trinidadian cooking. It will send your taste buds on an island holiday." "The reader is tempted to partake of the exotic cuisine, a stimulating variety of musical expression & the incredible color explosion of Carnival."

Calypso Calaloo
Calypso Calaloo

Author: Donald R. Hill

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9780813012216

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Classic calypso, one of the greatest creations of Caribbean culture, is more than the frivolous music played for tourists in pink hotels overlooking tropical beaches. Much traditional calypso is also social commentary and has reflected, sometimes not so subtly, Trinidad's difficult social and political evolution.

Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso
Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso

Author: John Cowley

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9780521653893

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Starting from the days of slavery and following through to the first decades of the twentieth century, this book traces the evolution of Carnival and secular black music in Trinidad and the links that existed with other territories and beyond. Calypso emerged as the pre-eminent Carnival song from the end of the nineteenth century and its association with the festival is investigated, as are the first commercial recordings by Trinidad performers. These featured stringband instrumentals, 'calipsos' and stickfighting 'kalendas' (a carnival style popular from the last quarter of the nineteenth century). The emphasis of the book is on history, and great use is made of contemporary newspaper reports. colonial documents, travelogues, oral history and folklore, providing an authoritative treatment of a fascinating story in popular cultural history.

Carnival
Carnival

Author: Milla Cozart Riggio

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-10-14

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1134487800

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This beautifully illustrated volume features work by leading writers and experts on carnival from around the world, and includes two stunning photo essays by acclaimed photographers Pablo Delano and Jeffrey Chock. Editor Milla Cozart Riggio presents a body of work that takes the reader on a fascinating journey exploring the various aspects of carnival - its traditions, its history, its music, its politics - and prefaces each section with an illuminating essay. Traditional carnival theory, based mainly on the work of Mikhail Bakhtin and Victor Turner, has long defined carnival as inversive or subversive. The essays in this groundbreaking anthology collectively reverse that trend, offering a re-definition of 'carnival' that focuses not on the hierarchy it temporarily displaces or negates, but a one that is rooted in the actual festival event. Carnival details its new theory in terms of a carnival that is at once representative and distinctive: The Carnival of Trinidad - the most copied yet least studied major carnival in the world.

The Rough Guide to Trinidad and Tobago
The Rough Guide to Trinidad and Tobago

Author: Dominique De-Light

Publisher: Rough Guides

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 9781858287478

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A handbook to the diverse Caribbean nation that comprises the small is land of Tobago and its more rural and much larger neighbour, Trinidad. Features include: critical listings of the best places to stay and eat; practical tips on how to explore; and coverage of the islands' cultural life, including Trinidad's world-famous carnival, traditional Indian festivals, indigenous music and local folklore. The guide also provides tips on birdwatching and exploring forested peaks and mangrove flats, as well as diving and snorkelling.

The Political Calypso
The Political Calypso

Author: Louis Regis

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13:

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Calypso, a traditional form of music in the Caribbean, began in Trinidad and Tobago as a subtle protest against British rule. Influenced by African and native Caribbean rhythms, the calypso (along with Jamaican reggae) defines the music of the region. Louis Regis examines the evolution of the political calypso from 1962 to 1987, the period of Trinidad/Tobago's independence from Britain, and presents the text of lyrics from this popular folk-urban musical form.Following the songs and their themes chronologically from 1962 forward, Regis discovers the social history, cultural attitudes, and political commentary embedded within the music. He discusses the uneasy alliance between the performer and the politician, the political moods and postures emphasized in the songs, and the national identity of the calypso.Drawing upon voluminous research, Regis's study brings to light little-known and unrecorded songs. With a concluding chapter on the calypso's artistic and performance elements, it will appeal both to specialists in ethnomusicology and to general readers who enjoy the calypso.