Caribbean Crucible
Description
This program analyzes the diverse forms of Caribbean popular music, tracking their roots to the traditional music of island nations such as Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. Recordings of music from Maroon communities and ecstatic Kumina sects, plus examples of mento and urban reggae, provide a sampler of the region's exciting musical hybrids-each a unique blend of African and European influences. Performers include Big Youth, Louise Bennett-Coverley, The Mummies of San Pedro de Macoris, The Congos of the Holy Spirit, Sarandunga Group of Bani, Talisman, and Mama Zeela and the Kumina of Spring Garden.
Runtime
56 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c1984
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
Similar Films
I Killed John Lennon
Playing the Violin
Later with Jools Holland. Series 033, Episode 2
Daniel Barenboim. Music and politics. Part 1
Historical TV broadcasts. Omnibus with Leonard Bernstein
Hard to teach. Secondary music. Volume 1
Later with Jools Holland. Series 041, Episode 1
The Rub (Beginnings –1933)
Later with Jools Holland. Series 034, Episode 6
Those who came before. The musical journey of Eddie Kamae
Polo
Vietnam. Talam
From Africa to India. Sidi music in the Indian Ocean diaspora
Good Times. Rhythm and Blues
Later with Jools Holland. Series 040, Episode 2