Music from behind the bridge
Subtitle: steelband spirit and politics in Trinidad and Tobago
By: Shannon Dudley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780195175479; 9780195321234
Subjects: Steel band music -- Trinidad and Tobago -- History and criticism; Steel bands (Music) -- Trinidad and Tobago -- History; Popular music -- Social aspects -- Trinidad and Tobago
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-302), discography (p. 303), and index
Table of contents: title: The steelband movement and music; title: An unlikely instrument; title: The national instrument; title: Dropping the bomb; title: A showcase for pan; title: Rise of the arranger; title: Community participation; title: Contest and control; title: Writing their own tunes; title: From panman to pannist; title: Popular culture and nationalism