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BL
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Record Number
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850377
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Main Entry
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Meredith, Sharon
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Title & Author
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Tuk music tradition in Barbados /\ Sharon Meredith.
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Publication Statement
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Farnham, Surrey, England ;Burlington, VT, USA :: Ashgate,, [2015]
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Series Statement
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SOAS musicology series
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Page. NO
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xii, 149 pages :: illustrations, maps, music ;; 24 cm ++ 1 audio disc (4 3/4 in.)
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ISBN
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1472440277
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: 9781472440273
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1472440285
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1472440293
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9781472440280
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9781472440297
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Notes
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Series statement from jacket.
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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Setting the scene -- Early Barbadian music and the development of tuk -- Playing tuk -- Historical and contemporary performance spaces -- The Barbados landship -- Tuk and modern Barbadian identity.
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Abstract
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Tuk is a form of fife and drum music which began life in the plantations and shops of pre-independence Barbados. This book examines the music, and how it has evolved to become a signifier of national culture.
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Subject
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Blacks-- Barbados, Music-- History and criticism.
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Subject
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Blacks-- Barbados-- Social life and customs.
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Subject
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Music-- Social aspects-- Barbados.
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Subject
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Tuk (Music)-- History and criticism.
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Blacks-- Social life and customs.
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Subject
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Blacks.
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Subject
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Music-- Social aspects.
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Subject
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Tuk (Music)
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Subject
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Barbados.
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Dewey Classification
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781.62/96972981
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LC Classification
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ML3565.M48 2015
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