From vodou to zouk : a bibliographic guide to music of the French-speaking Caribbean and its diaspora / John Gray ; foreword by Julian Gerstin.

Author/creator Gray, John, 1962- compiler.
Other author Gerstin, Julian, writer of foreword.
Other author African Diaspora Press, publisher.
Format Book
PublicationNyack, New York : African Diaspora Press, 2010.
Copyright Date©2010
Descriptionxxxiv, 201 pages ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesBlack music reference series ; volume 1
Black music reference series ; v. 1. ^A1108142
Contents Introduction -- Cultural history and the arts -- Festivals and Carnival -- Music of the French-speaking Caribbean and its diaspora. General works ; Canada ; Cuba ; Dominica ; Dominican Republic ; France ; French Guiana (Guyane) ; Guadeloupe ; Haiti ; Martinique ; Puerto Rico ; St. Lucia ; United States -- Biographical and critical studies.
Abstract "From vodou to zouk," the inaugural volume in African Diaspora Press's Black Music Reference Series, documents vernacular music traditions of the French- and Creole-speaking Caribbean. Its nearly 1300 entries cover all of the French-speaking islands, in particular Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana, as well as their overseas enclaves in France, the United States, and Canada.
General noteIncludes indexes.
Genre/formBibliographies.
Genre/formBibliography.
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre/formBibliographies.
ISBN9780984413409 (hardcover)
ISBN0984413405 (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Reference ML120.C25 G735 2010 ✔ Available