"Traces the history of Haitian classical or "learned" music from the eighteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century by examining the state's role as a patron to the arts, the development of the educational system, the call for a national Haitian music in the early twentieth century, and individual composer's biographies." (author)
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
239 p., Since 1492, the distinct cultures, peoples, and languages of four continents have met in the Caribbean and intermingled in wave after wave of post-Columbian encounters, with foods and their styles of preparation being among the most consumable of the converging cultural elements. This book traces the pathways of migrants and travelers and the mixing of their cultures in the Caribbean from the Atlantic slave trade to the modern tourism economy.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
311 p., Works by Argentine and Uruguayan specialists in the study of the black population and its impact on cultural formation of the Río de la Plata intertwines. The central idea is to strengthen the dialogue and discussion on issues that were silenced by official cultures for many years.
Núñez,Benjamín (Author) and African Bibliographic Center (Author)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
1980
Published:
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
525 p, A historical and descriptive dictionary of historical events, with selected biographies of Afro-Latin political leaders, writers, and other important personalities. Drawing on 14 glossaries and dictionaries, 126 books, and 20 articles, the author has carefully selected for this attractively organized reference tool more than 4500 entries pertinent to the study of Africans in Latin America and the Caribbean.
