Carnival Music in Trinidad : Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

Foreword ix Preface xi CD Track List xiii Carnival and Society 1(22) Carnival 5(1) Trinidadian Society 6(4) Trinidadian Carnival in the Nineteenth Century 10(4) Music 14(9) The Man of Words 23(14) From Chantwell to Calypsonian 24(1) The Lord Kitchener 25(1) The Mighty Sparrow 26(2) The Mighty Chalkdust 28(3) David Rudder 31(3) Singing Sandra 34(3) Calypso in the Tent and on the Road 37(16) The Tent 37(2) The Road 39(2) Instrumentation 41(3) Form 44(4) Rhythmic Feel 48(2) Phrasing 50(2) Breaks 52(1) The National Instrument 53(19) Origins 54(2) Changing Perceptions 56(2) The Instrument 58(6) The Ensemble 64(1) The Music 65(7) Form 67(2) Texture 69(1) Rhythm 70(2) Steelband Repertoire 72(15) Music for the Road 72(3) Fetes 75(1) Music Festival 76(2) The Bomb 78(1) Panorama 79(5) Framing Tradition 84(3) Bacchanal Time 87(18) Soca 87(5) Rapso 92(3) Ragga Soca 95(3) Chutney Soca 98(4) Defining Musical Genres 102(1) Conclusion 103(2) Glossary 105(4) Resources 109(4) Index 113