Bacchanal! : the carnival culture of Trinidad
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Bacchanal! : the carnival culture of Trinidad
Latin America Bureau, c1998
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- United States : cased
- United States : pbk
- Jamaica
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Includes discography, bibliographical references (p. 174-176) and index
Co-published in the US by Temple University Press
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United States : cased ISBN 9781566396622
内容説明
On the days preceding Ash Wednesday, Trinidad erupts in an orgy of excitement, noise, color, and energy known as carnival. Other countries celebrate carnival, but none quite like Trinidad, where carnival is not just a two-day event; it is an all-year-round statement of identity. Up to 100,000 Trinidadians, or almost 10 percent of the population, actively take part in carnival. Everyone talks and argues about it, some boycott it, but no one ignores it. Calypsonian SuperBlue has called it \u0022one of the most awesome moods in the world.\u0022 Trinidadians have a word to describe it: \u0022Bacchanal!\u0022 In this vivid and exuberant book, journalist Peter Mason looks at the past, present, and future of carnival, using not just personal observations an d printed sources but also interviews with a wide variety of participants, including performers, pan tuners, designers, and stick fighters. Mason examines the three essential elements of Trinidadian carnival - steelband, calypso, and masquerade. He also discusses recent developments like the growing influence of women and the effects of commercialism. As Mason demonstrates, carnival brings together nearly all aspects of Trinidad's cultural identity -- religion, music, language, humor, folk traditions, politics, gender roles, ethnic traditions, even food and sport. It also has an influence, outside the country, on how people view the island as an export in itself. Mason weaves all these facets of carnival together to create a vibrant sense of the phenomenon itself -- its wit and its vulgarity, its sumptuous colors and heart-pounding noise, its competitiveness and spontaneity, the months of hard work to produce two days of exuberant self-abandonment -- all the complex energies that lead to \u0022Bacchanal!\u0022
目次
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Kaiso!
Roots of Calypso
The Social Dimension
Soca
The Carnival Tents
The Road to the Crown
The Savannah
Competitive Edge
The Road March
'But Dey Forget Calypso'
The International Stage
Chutney Soca
2. Steel Pan
From Bamboo to Oil Drum
'Behind the Bridge'
The Modern Steelband
Panorama
The Lime
Pan Competition
Bands and Arrangers
Pan and the Community
3. Playing Mas
Costume Design
Kings and Queens
J'Ourvert Morning
Carnival Monday
Carnival Tuesday
Sexual Energy
The Decline of Ole Mas
The Future of Mas
4. Don't Stop the Carnival!
Organisation
Tourism
Sex and Violence
Carnival Controversy
5. Woman is Boss
Women and Calypso
Calypso Queens
Women and Pan
6. Past and Future
Stickfighting
Influences and Evolution
The Indian Influence
Exporting Carnival
The Balance of Payments
Into the Future
Notes
Bibliography
Discography
Appendix:
Calypso Monarchs
Road March Winners
Queen of the Bands
King of the Bands
Band of the Year
Panorama
Carnival Dates
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United States : pbk ISBN 9781566396639
内容説明
On the days preceding Ash Wednesday, Trinidad erupts in an orgy of excitement, noise, color, and energy known as carnival. Other countries celebrate carnival, but none quite like Trinidad, where carnival is not just a two-day event; it is an all-year-round statement of identity. Up to 100,000 Trinidadians, or almost 10 percent of the population, actively take part in carnival. Everyone talks and argues about it, some boycott it, but no one ignores it. Calypsonian SuperBlue has called it \u0022one of the most awesome moods in the world.\u0022 Trinidadians have a word to describe it: \u0022Bacchanal!\u0022 In this vivid and exuberant book, journalist Peter Mason looks at the past, present, and future of carnival, using not just personal observations an d printed sources but also interviews with a wide variety of participants, including performers, pan tuners, designers, and stick fighters. Mason examines the three essential elements of Trinidadian carnival - steelband, calypso, and masquerade. He also discusses recent developments like the growing influence of women and the effects of commercialism.
As Mason demonstrates, carnival brings together nearly all aspects of Trinidad's cultural identity -- religion, music, language, humor, folk traditions, politics, gender roles, ethnic traditions, even food and sport. It also has an influence, outside the country, on how people view the island as an export in itself. Mason weaves all these facets of carnival together to create a vibrant sense of the phenomenon itself -- its wit and its vulgarity, its sumptuous colors and heart-pounding noise, its competitiveness and spontaneity, the months of hard work to produce two days of exuberant self-abandonment -- all the complex energies that lead to \u0022Bacchanal!\u0022
目次
CONTENTS Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Kaiso! Roots of Calypso The Social Dimension Soca The Carnival Tents The Road to the Crown The Savannah Competitive Edge The Road March 'But Dey Forget Calypso' The International Stage Chutney Soca 2. Steel Pan From Bamboo to Oil Drum 'Behind the Bridge' The Modern Steelband Panorama The Lime Pan Competition Bands and Arrangers Pan and the Community 3. Playing Mas Costume Design Kings and Queens J'Ourvert Morning Carnival Monday Carnival Tuesday Sexual Energy The Decline of Ole Mas The Future of Mas 4. Don't Stop the Carnival! Organisation Tourism Sex and Violence Carnival Controversy 5. Woman is Boss Women and Calypso Calypso Queens Women and Pan 6. Past and Future Stickfighting Influences and Evolution The Indian Influence Exporting Carnival The Balance of Payments Into the Future Notes Bibliography Discography Appendix: Calypso Monarchs Road March Winners Queen of the Bands King of the Bands Band of the Year Panorama Carnival Dates
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: uk : pbk ISBN 9781899365272
内容説明
For two days each year, Trinidad's capital, Port of Spain, hosts "the greatest show on Earth" - a raucous mix of music, costume and revelry known as Carnival. The festival has become more or less synonymous with the Caribbean island of Trinidad and is an intrinsic part of its identity and popular culture. For many Trinidadians, Carnival is not merely a celebration, but the culmination of months of planning and preparation. Musicians, choreographers, performers and enthusiasts face the ultimate test of their skills and stamina in the highly competitive arenas of the road march and calypso tent. Making use of interviews with artists and other participants, "Bacchanal!" explores the place of Carnival in Trinidadian society and the people who take part in it.
Topics covered include: how the festival reflects and affects attitudes towards religion, language, humour, politics, male-female relations and folk traditions; the historical role of the Carnival, its roots in colonial society and slavery, and its traditional function as an expression of subversion and revolt; the effect of contemporary social and cultural influences on the Carnival; and the increasing involvement of Indo-Trinidadians and women, the competing musical forms of reggae and soca, and the impact of tourism and commercialization. Included is a voucher which can be exchanged for a free Trinidad world music CD.
目次
- Introduction: Carnival time again - the rituals and organization surrounding the event, with an explanation of its different stages and historical origins. Kaiso! - a section on calypso, its role in Carnival and its long history of political and social comment
- steel pan - the sound of Carnival, its link with Trinidad's oil industry and its roots in poor urban Port of Spain
- playing mas - the mas bands, their costumes and the climatic "jump up"
- stop the carnival! - threats past and present, snobbery, censorship, political bans
- woman is boss - the role of women in a traditionally male-dominated and misogynist culture and their growing participation
- past and future - Carnival's long-term future under the threat of commercialization. Appendices: calypso monarchs
- road march winners
- queen of the bands
- kind of the bands
- band of the year
- panorama
- Carnival dates.
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