Island Sounds in the Global City: Caribbean Popular Music and Identity in New York

Island Sounds in the Global City: Caribbean Popular Music and Identity in New York
ISBN-10
0252070429
ISBN-13
9780252070426
Category
Caribbean Americans
Pages
194
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Authors
Ray Allen, Lois Wilcken

Description

Maps the musical Caribbeanization of New York City, now home to the diverse concentrations of Caribbean people in the world. This volume surveys a mosaic of popular Caribbean styles, showing how these musics serve the dual function of defining a group's uniqueness and creating bridges across ethnic boundaries.

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