Governing Sound : The Cultural Politics of Trinidad's Carnival Musics [With CD]

CD Track List vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1(20) PART 1 CALYPSO Calypso's Historical Entanglements 21(18) Governing the Conduct of Carnival and Calypso 39(26) Power, Practice, and Competitions 65(26) Calypsonians Onstage 91(44) Independence, Innovation, and Authenticity 135(34) PART 2 CALYPSO'S MUSICAL OFFSHOOTS Postindependence, Proliferation, and Permissible Traditions 169(34) Soca, Nation, and Discrepant Diasporas 203(36) Cultural Entrepreneurship under Neoliberalism 239(28) Coda 267(10) Appendix 1: Criteria for Various National Music Competitions during Carnival 277(3) Appendix 2: List of Carnivals and Festivals 280(1) Notes 281(38) References 319(14) Selected Discography 333(4) Index 337