Zouk : world music in the West Indies / Jocelyne Guilbault with Gage Averill, Édouard Benoit, Gregory Rabess.
| Author/creator | Guilbault, Jocelyne |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1993. |
| Description | xxv, 279 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits, plates, music ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Subjects |
| Series | Chicago studies in ethnomusicology Chicago studies in ethnomusicology. ^A261178 |
| Contents | Part I. Zouk and the isles of the Caribees. An island setting ; The legacy of a colonial past ; In the French islands, a quest for Creole identity ; Former British colonies and the Creole link ; Creole, the language of zouk ; Mass media and the popular music scene ; Building on local music traditions -- "Zouk-la Sé Sèl Médikaman Nou Ni". Kassav's beginnings, with "Zouk-la Sé Sèl Médikaman Nou Ni" ; The roots of the Kassav phenomenon ; Other artists, other zouk ; Two very individual styles: La Compagnie Creole and Malavoi -- Part II. On zouk and family resemblance: biguine, compas direct, and cadence-lypso. Constructing a network of relations ; Three musical relations, three commentaries -- Biguine: popular music of Guadeloupe (1940-1960) / by Édouard Benoit. Population and culture ; Orchestras of the 1940s ; The dance halls ; Biguine composers ; Biguine's rhythm in the forties ; The role of foreign musics ; Melodic structure of biguine classique ; Improvisation ; Biguine vidé ; Conclusion -- "Toujou Sou Konpa": issues of change and interchange in Haitian popular dance music / by Gage Averill. Konpa-Dirèk and Kadans Ranpa ; Haiti and the Creole market ; Conclusion -- Cadence: the Dominican experience / by Gregory Rabess. Roots of cadence ; The role of exile one ; Musical features of cadence ; The message of cadence ; The language (Kwéyòl) ; Choreography ; The impact of cadence ; "Apwézan Nou (Òkes Matnitjé) Ni on Chans": cadence and zouk -- Three constructions of zouk: an interpretation. Converging viewpoints ; Diverging viewpoints ; Conclusions -- Part III. Zouk in the eighties. Zouk sound ; Arrangements ; Zouk and traditional music ; "Kòlé Séré": Zouk dancing ; Zouk lyrics ; The evolution of zouk in the eighties ; Zouk and its Creole antecedents ; Conclusions: coherence out of contradiction -- Zouk and the local music industries. A qualitative measure of acceptance ; Four distinctive musical environments ; Conclusions: different sound experience, different meanings -- Zouk as a world music in the lesser Antilles. The identity equation ; Winds of change ; Zouk and world music -- Appendixes. |
| Abstract | With its irresistible dance beat, strong bass line, and straightforward harmonies and lyrics, zouk has become wildly popular in the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe. This book--complete with a compact disc and numerous illustrations and musical examples--provides a thorough introduction to the sound, lyrics, choreography, and social milieu of this vibrant and infectious new music. |
| Local note | Joyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING: MusicLib CD-1797. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 229-231. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 92027432 |
| ISBN | 0226310418 |
| ISBN | 9780226310411 |
| ISBN | 0226310426 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780226310428 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3485.5 .G84 1993 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |