Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae

Peter Manuel, Kenneth Bilby, Michael Largey

Temple University Press, Mar 28, 2006 - Music - 336 pages

Music is the most popular and dynamic aspect of Caribbean expressive culture. From the well-known genres—salsa, merengue, reggae, calypso, and bachata—to more localized forms like chutney and kaseko, this wide-ranging book surveys Caribbean music's prodigious diversity and colorful history. Enhanced with numerous illustrations and musical examples, Caribbean Currents is an up-to-date overview of the region's music, covering Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad, Suriname, and smaller islands like Martinique and Guadeloupe. Engaging descriptions of musical forms and innovations, festivals and dance halls, as well as musicians and fans, are situated in

This revised and expanded version features:

* Twenty-seven new illustrations

* Recent developments in the region's music, such as the emergence of reggaetón and timba

* A new and extensive study of Jamaican dancehall

About the author

Peter Manuel is Professor of Music at John Jay College and the CUNY Graduate Center. He is the author of five books and many articles on musics of India, the Caribbean, Spain, and elsewhere. He also plays sitar, jazz piano, and flamenco guitar.Kenneth Bilby is Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution.Michael Largey is Associate Professor of Music at Michigan State University, East Lansing.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae
• Authors: Peter Manuel, Kenneth Bilby, Michael Largey
• Edition: illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Temple University Press, 2006
• ISBN: 1592134629, 9781592134625
• Length: 336 pages
• Subjects: Music / Ethnomusicology; Music / General; Music / Genres & Styles / Latin