Funky Nassau roots, routes, and representation in Bahamian popular music / Timothy Rommen.

Author/creator Rommen, Timothy
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press,
Descriptionxvi, 310 p. : ill., map, music ; 24 cm.
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SeriesMusic of the African diaspora ; 15
Contents Funky Nassau : sounding some themes in Bahamian music -- Muddy da water : provincializing the center, or recentering the periphery through rake-n-scrape -- Nassau by the sea : exporting the local, particularizing the region, and the sounds of goombay -- Gone ta bay : institutionalizing junkanoo, festivalizing the nation -- A new day dawning : cosmopolitanism, roots, and identity in the post-colony -- Back to the island : travels in paradox, creating the future-past.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010041702
ISBN9780520265684 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520265691 (pbk. : alk. paper)