![]() Culture the Cutting Edge is about popular music, music culture and culture generally. And no other facet of Caribbean culture reflects the tensions, compromises and complexities of this era like the region’s music. This has been an era of significant change. What This Book Is About The end of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first ushered in a new era in the evolution of Caribbean society, an era in which Caribbean culture came under significant influences, both external and internal. To my past and present students of literature and popular culture. You are all too many to mention here! The fellas Durhams N.T.C.O.G. To all those artists, practitioners, academics and people in the industry who shared experiences and information with me, directly and indirectly. The staff at the University of the West Indies Press. To the chosen ones at for intercession and inspiration. To my parents, Orville and Gladys, and the rest of the family, God bless you all the time. To my dear wife, Charmaine, who constantly discussed aspects of this work with me, and without whom I could not have fashioned such a work. Notes / 222 Bibliography / 237 Discography / 245 Index / 249Īcknowledgements To God for the strength and ability. Sounding Calypso’s Muted Tracks, Past and Present: Barbados + St Lucia / 10ĭiscourses on AIDS (+ Sex) in Caribbean Music / 91 Music Video to Web Streaming: Cultural Ventriloquism the Leading Edge / 148 Towards a Caribbean Gospel Aesthetic / 54įinding the New Hardcore in Caribbean Music / 115 Set in Sabon 10.5/14 x 24 Printed in the United States of America. M元486.B37 2004īook and cover design by Robert Harris. Gospel music – Caribbean, English-speaking – History and criticism. Calypso (music) – Caribbean, English-speaking – History and criticism. Popular music – Caribbean, English-speaking – History and criticism. Published 2004 08 07 06 05 04ĬATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA Best, Curwen Culture the cutting edge: tracking Caribbean popular music / Curwen Best p. University of the West Indies Press 1A Aqueduct Flats Mona Kingston 7 Jamaica © 2004 by The University of the West Indies Press All rights reserved. ![]() University of the West Indies Press Jamaica Culture the Cutting Edge Tracking Caribbean Popular Music Curwen Best ![]()
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