Tambú Curaçao's African-Caribbean Ritual and the Politics of Memory - Ethnomusicology Multimedia

As contemporary Tambú music and dance evolved on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, it intertwined sacred and secular, private and public cultural practices, and many traditions from Africa and the New World. As she explores the formal contours of Tambú, Nanette de Jong discovers its variegated history and uncovers its multiple and even contradictory origins. De Jong recounts the personal stories and experiences of Afro-Curaçaoans as they perform Tambu-some who complain of its violence and low-class attraction and others who champion Tambú as a powerful tool of collective memory as well as a way to imagine the future.

ISBN:	9780253223371
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Published date:	24 Apr 2012
DEWEY:	781.6296972986
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	182
Weight:	286g
Height:	225mm
Width:	151mm
Spine width:	13mm

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