Musical Life in Guyana: History and Politics of Controlling Creativity

by Vibert C. Cambridge

Book Overview

Musical Life in Guyana is the first in-depth study of Guyanese musical life. It is also a richly detailed description of the social, economic, and political conditions that have encouraged and sometimes discouraged musical and cultural creativity in Guyana. The book contributes to the study of the interactions between the policies and practices by national governments and musical communities in the Caribbean.

Vibert C. Cambridge explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496809769
• ISBN13: 9781496809766
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"