Zouk
World Music in the West Indies
Will be published approx. on 15. November 1993
Book
Hardback
306 pages
978-0-226-31041-1 (ISBN)
Description
With its irresistible dance beat, strong bass line, and straightforward harmonies and lyrics, zouk has become wildly popular in the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe. This book--complete with a compact disc and numerous illustrations and musical examples--provides a thorough introduction to the sound, lyrics, choreography, and social milieu of this vibrant and infectious new music. "This invigorating reference work and companion CD of the Antilles' sexy zouk dance sound will lift readers out of their easy chairs and their complacency about the nonreggae aspects of Caribbean pop...[Zouk] is a landmark achievement."--Timothy White, Billboard
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 24 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
652 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-31041-1 (9780226310411)
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Content
List of the Musical Excerpts on the Compact Disc Acknowledgments Introduction Technical Notes 1: Zouk and the Isles of the Caribees 2: "Zouk-la Se Sel Medikaman Nou Ni" 3: On Zouk and Family Resemblance: Biguine, Compas Direct, and Cadence-Lypso 4: Biguine: Popular Music of Guadeloupe (1940-1960) Edouard Benoit 5: "Toujou Sou Konpa": Issues of Change and Interchange in Haitian Popular Dance Music Gage Averill 6: Cadence: The Dominican Experience Gregory Rabess 7: Three Constructions of Zouk: An Interpretation 8: Zouk in the Eighties 9: Zouk and the Local Music industries 10: Zouk as a World Music in the Lesser Antilles A gallery of photographs follows page Appendixes Discography Notes References Index