Funky Nassau by Timothy Rommen
Examines the role music has played in the formation of the political and national identity of the Bahamas. This title analyzes Bahamian musical life as it has been influenced and shaped by the islands' location between the United States and the rest of the Caribbean; tourism; and Bahamian colonial and postcolonial history.
"[A] highly insightful book.. Rommen here offers the most extensive publication to date on Bahamian music... [An] excellent study. -- Stephen Stuempfle Journal Of Anthropological Research "Funky Nassau gives an insider perspective on the complex routes and representations in Bahamian music before and after independence. Through many quotations from interviews and other sources the voice of Bahamian musicians and cultural activists is present ... Rommen reveals Bahamian roots in local popular music that cannot be discovered by an outsider." -- Krister Malm Popular Music "Rommen ... offers the most extensive publication to date on Bahamian music. It is a major contribution to Caribbean music scholarship." -- Stephen Stuempfle Journal Of Anthropological Research
Timothy Rommen is Associate Professor in the Department of Music at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Mek Some Noise: Gospel Music and the Ethics of Style in Trinidad (UC Press), which in 2008 was awarded the Alan Merriam Prize from the Society for Ethnomusicology.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520265691 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520265696 |
| Title | Funky Nassau |
| Author | Timothy Rommen |
| Series | Music Of The African Diaspora |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2011-05-19 |
| Number of pages | 332 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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