Includes bibliographical references.

Music in Belize / Gina Scott -- Music in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas / Veronica Ingraham -- Music in Jamaica / Maureen Rowe -- Music in St. Kitts & Nevis / Alphonsus Bridgewater -- Music in Antigua & Barbuda / Robert Margetson -- Music in Montserrat / Leslie Thomas -- Music in the Commonwealth of Dominica / Pearle Christian -- Music in St. Lucia / Cypriani Norville -- Music in Barbados / Janice Millington-Robertson -- Music in St. Vincent and the Grenadines / Joffre Venner -- Music in Grenada / Derick Clouden -- Music in Trinidad & Tobago / Mungal Patasar -- Music in Guyana / Bill Pilgrim.

"An examination of the indigenous, African, and European musical heritages, with the resulting retention and 'creolization,' of the Caribbean nations of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti (and the French Caribbean), Jamaica, Trinidad, and the East Indians population. A discussion of musical styles and forms reveals the universality and diversity, ethnicity, and impact on North America of this continent of islands. Particularly valuable is a glossary of musical terms used throughout the Caribbean"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

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