{"product_id":"the-popular-music-and-entertainment-culture-of-barbados-9780810877498","title":"The Popular Music and Entertainment Culture of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the second half of the 20th century, the Caribbean island of Barbados emerged as a key player in the creation and nurturing of Caribbean popular music. And, yet, despite its vital role in the popularization of tuk music, the rise of spouge, and the Barbadian contribution to and transformation of other Carribean music traditions, there is still relatively little sustained critical literature that discusses the various strands of the island's music culture. Curwen Best's The Popular Music and Entertainment Culture of Barbados provides this long overdue survey of the development of Barbadian popular music and entertainment culture by focusing on pivotal phenomena, artists and movements in the evolution of Barbadian popular music and culture. Best concentrates, in particular, on transformations since 1980 and 2000 respectively, each of which marked the ushering in of new opportunities and challenges to the creation and dissemination of Barbadian popular music. His study considers th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Best's research skillfully weaves the paradoxes of resistance and subjection as the warf and weft of a musical tapestry begun in the slavery period, but undergoing renovation in the digital era. . . .Pathways also offers a valuable and long overdue survey of twentieth-century social, economic, and technological developments. . . .Historians and scholars will certainly appreciate the enormous detail and research found in the historical background. Musicians can appreciate the intimate understanding the author has of both the cultural and technical nuances of Barbados and Caribbean music. Cultural enthusiasts will particularly enjoy the insightful observations of people and artists from a variety of islands involved in the growing Caribbean music industry. * Caribbean Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents Introduction  Chapter 1\tTuk  Chapter 2\tBridges and Tracks Chapter 3\tRoot Notes and Departures Chapter 4\tStaying and Crossing Over Chapter 5\tLow Frequencies Chapter 6\tCriticism. Culture Chapter 7\tThe New Folk. Breaking with the Past Chapter 8\tThe Culture Industry. Your Party or Mine? Chapter 9\tThe Digital Nation Chapter 10\tMusic Technology. Hard and Soft Options Bibliography","brand":"Scarecrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038365909335,"sku":"9780810877498","price":88.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780810877498.jpg?v=1750940071","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-popular-music-and-entertainment-culture-of-barbados-9780810877498","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}