Description
Book SynopsisAn ethnographic study of Trinidadian gospel music that engages the multiple musical styles circulating in the nation's Full Gospel community and illustrates the carefully negotiated and contested spaces that they occupy in relationship to questions of identity. It explores gospelypso, jamoo ('Jehovah's music'), and gospel dancehall.
Trade Review"A remarkably rich and nuanced ethnographic work that breaks important new ground." World Of Music "The author's treatment of Trinidadian musical styles is exemplary." Journal Of American Folklore
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Music, Memory, and Identity in Full Gospel Trinidad 2. The Ethics of Style 3. Nationalism and the Soul: Gospelypso as Independence 4. Transnational Dreams, Global Desires: North America as Sound 5. Regionalisms: Performances beyond a Boundary 6. Jehovah's Music: Jammin' at the Margins of Trinidadian Gospel Music 7. Reenvisioning Ethics, Revisiting Style Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index
