TY  - BOOK
AU  - Best,Curwen
TI  - Roots to popular culture: Barbadian aesthetics : Kamau Brathwaite to hardcore styles 
T2  - Warwick University Caribbean studies
SN  - 0333792106
AV  - F2041.4 .B38 2001
U1  - 700.972981 21
PY  - 2001///
CY  - London
PB  - Macmillan Education
KW  - Brathwaite, Kamau,
KW  - Popular culture
KW  - Barbados
KW  - Gospel music
KW  - History
KW  - Music
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Popular music
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Cultural policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Includes discography; 1; Re-claiming de art: Kamau Brathwaite ... centrestage! --; 2; Tuk theory, aesthetics (and technology) --; 3; Oral dramatics --; 4; Crossover: folk/kaiso/soca/post soca ... --; 5; Routes to gospel and popular culture
N2  - "In a world of increasing globalisation and artistic imperialism, a nation's unique culture must be placed at the centre of its political and economic development. For Curwen Best, it is culture, particularly popular culture, that most eloquently and democratically express the aspirations and needs of a people. To that end, he explores the work of his native Barbados' major artists in the fields of literature, drama and music. Among the many artists critiqued and illuminated are the historian and poet Kamau Brathwaite, the playwright and radio dramatist Jeanette Layne-Clark, and the singers Gabby, Marvo Manning, Johnny Koleman and the chanter Lil' Rick. Throughout, the author pays homage to that unique Barbadian contribution to Caribbean music known as the tuk band, whose structure, rhythms and melodies lie at the heart of the best of the island's art."--BOOK JACKET
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