Jump Up!: Caribbean Carnival Music in New York

Author:   Ray Allen (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, CUNY Graduate Center)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780190656850


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   08 October 2019
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Ray Allen (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, CUNY Graduate Center)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.10cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780190656850


ISBN 10:   0190656859
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   08 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Professor Allen leaves no stone unturned. His analysis of the future of carnival in New York City ought to make everyone read Jump Up. This masterpiece belongs in every Caribbean-American home. * Everybody's Caribbean Magazine *


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Ray Allen is Professor of Music and American Studies at Brooklyn College, CUNY, where he teaches classes on American music, world music, and urban folk culture. His research has ranged from African American gospel, Caribbean Carnival music, and the folk music revival to the works of composers Ruth Crawford Seeger and George Gershwin. His books include Singing in the Spirit: African-American Sacred Quartets in New York City, Island Sounds in the Global City: Caribbean Popular Music in New York City (co-edited with Lois Wilcken), Ruth Crawford Seeger's Worlds: Innovation and Tradition in Twentieth Century American Music (co-edited with Elli Hisama), and Gone to the Country: The New Lost City Ramblers and the Urban Folk Music Revival.

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