African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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284 p, Originalmente Dissertação, Mestrado, universidade do Estado do Rio do Janeiro (2001). Analisa a linguagem do samba-enredo na década de 1990, identificando as estratégias discursivas utilizadas pelos compositores do gênero. Inclui também, depoimentos históricos de personalidades do carnaval carioca.;
Plans to celebrate Haiti's 2004 bicentennial were discussed recently by Minister Leslie Voltaire at the Center for Constitutional Rights in Manhattan NY. He said plans were underway to have a large exhibition commemorating the international slave trade and a symposium of African writers in the diaspora.
The Los Angeles Caribbean Carnival, held in late Oct 2002, featured uninhibited dancing from scantily-clad women, entertainment from Calypso Rose and other Caribbean musicians and plenty of good food.