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010 a| 97025692;

020 a| 0226554511 (alk. paper);

020 a| 0226554538 (pbk. : alk. paper);

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050 00 a| ML3565b| .M94 1998;

100 1 a| Myers, Helen,d| 1946-=| ^A649442;

245 10 a| Music of Hindu Trinidad :b| songs from the India diaspora /c| Helen Myers.;

260 a| Chicago :b| University of Chicago Press,c| 1998.;

300 a| xxxii, 510 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Chicago studies in ethnomusicology;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-479), discography, and indexes.;

505 0 a| East Indians of the West Indies -- Roots -- Felicity -- A day in the village -- The seasons -- Speaking of music -- Local musicology -- Wedding day -- Wedding songs -- A song for Mr. Biswas -- Song of swans and snakes -- Songs of love and longing -- The Ramayan tradition -- Morning at the temple -- Music and miracles -- The death of Rani -- Chutney -- Sweet memory -- Passage to India.;

520 a| Like many other small towns in Trinidad, Felicity is populated almost entirely by East Indians. In their Caribbean exile, the residents of Felicity have created and recreated the music of their Hindu ancestors. This is a fascinating account of the history and cultural significance of Hindu music that explores its symbolic, aesthetic, and psychological aspects while asking the larger question of how this music has contributed to the formation of identity in the midst of their great diaspora. The author details the musical repertory of Felicity, which is based largely on north Indian genres including the traditional Bhojpuri folk songs and drumming styles brought by the first indentured laborers in 1845. In her engaging exploration of the fate of Indian classical music and new popular styles such as Hindi calypso, soca, and chutney, she even finds herself at the ancestral home of Trinidadian V.S. Naipaul in India. Copiously illustrated and accompanied by a compact disc, this is a model ethnographic study.;

650 0 a| Musicz| Indiax| History and criticism.=| ^A55505;

650 0 a| Folk songsz| Trinidad and Tobago.=| ^A40608;

650 0 a| Folk songsz| India.=| ^A651207;

830 0 a| Chicago studies in ethnomusicology.=| ^A261178;

994 a| X0b| ERE;

590 a| Joyner-MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING WITH SAME AUTHOR AND TITLE. REQUEST AT MUSIC LIBRARY CIRCULATION DESK: CD-4080.;

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Music of Hindu Trinidad : songs from the India diaspora / Helen Myers.

Author/creator	Myers, Helen, 1946-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1998.
Description	xxxii, 510 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	East Indians--Trinidad and Tobago. --Felicity. --Music. --History and criticism. Music--Trinidad and Tobago. --Felicity. --History and criticism. Music--India. --History and criticism. Hindustani music--Trinidad and Tobago. --Felicity. --History and criticism. Folk songs--Trinidad and Tobago. Folk songs--India.

Series	Chicago studies in ethnomusicology Chicago studies in ethnomusicology. ^A261178
Contents	East Indians of the West Indies -- Roots -- Felicity -- A day in the village -- The seasons -- Speaking of music -- Local musicology -- Wedding day -- Wedding songs -- A song for Mr. Biswas -- Song of swans and snakes -- Songs of love and longing -- The Ramayan tradition -- Morning at the temple -- Music and miracles -- The death of Rani -- Chutney -- Sweet memory -- Passage to India.
Abstract	Like many other small towns in Trinidad, Felicity is populated almost entirely by East Indians. In their Caribbean exile, the residents of Felicity have created and recreated the music of their Hindu ancestors. This is a fascinating account of the history and cultural significance of Hindu music that explores its symbolic, aesthetic, and psychological aspects while asking the larger question of how this music has contributed to the formation of identity in the midst of their great diaspora. The author details the musical repertory of Felicity, which is based largely on north Indian genres including the traditional Bhojpuri folk songs and drumming styles brought by the first indentured laborers in 1845. In her engaging exploration of the fate of Indian classical music and new popular styles such as Hindi calypso, soca, and chutney, she even finds herself at the ancestral home of Trinidadian V.S. Naipaul in India. Copiously illustrated and accompanied by a compact disc, this is a model ethnographic study.
Local note	Joyner-MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING WITH SAME AUTHOR AND TITLE. REQUEST AT MUSIC LIBRARY CIRCULATION DESK: CD-4080.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-479), discography, and indexes.
LCCN	97025692
ISBN	0226554511 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0226554538 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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