TY - BOOK AU - Hutchinson, Sydney PY - 2020 DA - 2020// TI - Focus: music of the Caribbean T3 - Focus on world music PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group CY - New York KW - Music KW - Caribbean Area KW - History and criticism KW - Social aspects KW - History KW - Musical instruments AB - "Focus: Music of the Caribbean presents the most important issues of Caribbean musical history and current practice through a non-geographic approach, and discusses thought-provoking questions regarding that history and practice in a user-friendly fashion. It uses current ethnomusicological research on Caribbean music to tell the stories of Caribbean history - those of colonialism and neocolonialism, race and nationalism, marginalization and globalization - and to explore that history's continuing impact on the lives, cultures, musics and dance of modern-day people in the Caribbean and beyond. PART I: Layers of Caribbean musical culture lays the groundwork by setting forth a basic framework for thinking about Caribbean musical history and the roles of race and migration in that history. Part II. Dancing the Caribbean: Music and embodied culture considers how contrasting forms of dance music embody competing ideas about Caribbean identities, past and present. Part III. Focusing in: Musical instruments and meaning looks at one specific Caribbean music genre - merengue típico of the Dominican Cibao region - through a focus on its instruments. There are detailed listening guides to accompanying tracks on a playlist; call-out boxes exploring broader issues affecting contemporary society in classroom discussion and activities; plus additional tools for teachers. Including discussion questions, vocabulary lists, and links to web resources"-- SN - 9781138094505 LA - English N1 - Sydney Hutchinson ID - 1669285839 ER -