Tambú (ebook)

Argumento de Tambú (ebook)

Nanette de Jong is Senior Lecturer at the International Centre for Music Studies, Newcastle University.

"De Jong emphasizes 'tambu?s' role as a medium of memory, cultural and political commentary, and commemorative history." ?Latin American Music Review

"To understand Tambú is to understand Caribbean music." ?Donald Hill, SUNY?Oneonta

"In addition to its ample contribution to scholarship on the Caribbean and its musical practices, colonial-, and post-colonial histories, de Jong makes valuable contributions to a number of scholarly literatures concerned with Afro-Caribbean performance practices." ?The World of Music

"Overall, this volume in Indiana University Press?s Ethnomusicology Multimedia series is an important contribution to Caribbean ethnomusicology and studies of creolization processes." ?New West Indian Guide

"Examines the practice of Tambú that is associated with the syncretic religious tradition of Montamentu using memory as a framing device for understanding the African-derived cultural values, musical expressions, and socio-politically resistant behaviors against dominant European-based ideals of acceptability." ?Michael Largey, Michigan State University0Acknowledgments
Introduction/Introducktorio: Get Ready! / Poné Bo Kla!
Part 1. Habri: Here It Is, the History of Tambú! / Até Aki, Historia di Tambú!
1. The Story of Our Ancestors, the Story of Africa / E Kuenta di Nos Antepasados, e Kuenta di Afrika
2. Told through the Fierce Rhythms of the Drum / Kontá pa e Ritmonan Furioso di su Barí
3. The Laws Couldn't Keep Tambú Away. The Church Couldn't Keep Tambú Away. / Leinan No Por a Tene Tambú Lew. Misa No Por a Tene Tambú Lew.
Part 2. Séru: Get Ready! Get Ready! / Poné Bo Kla! Poné Bo Kla!
4. Prepare for the Arrival of Our Ancestors / Prepará Bo pa e Jegada di Nos Antepasados
5. Clap Your Hands! / Bati Bo Mannan!
6. Come for the Party / Bin na e Fiesta
Conclusion/Conclui: Are You Ready? Are You Ready to Hear the History of Tambú? / Bo Ta Kla? Bo Ta Kla pa Tende e Historia di Tambú?
Glossary of Terms Referring to Tambú
Bibliography
List of Interviews
Index