Tambú: Curaçao's African-Caribbean ritual and the politics of memory

As contemporary Tambú music and dance evolved on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, it intertwined sacred and secular, private and public cultural practices, and many traditions from Africa and the New World. As she explores the formal contours of Tambú, Nanette de Jong discovers its variegated histor...

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Main Author: Jong, Nanette de 1960- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington, Ind. [u.a.] Indiana Univ. Press 2012
Series:Ethnomusicology multimedia
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Summary:As contemporary Tambú music and dance evolved on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, it intertwined sacred and secular, private and public cultural practices, and many traditions from Africa and the New World. As she explores the formal contours of Tambú, Nanette de Jong discovers its variegated history and uncovers its multiple and even contradictory origins. De Jong recounts the personal stories and experiences of Afro-Curaçaoans as they perform Tambu–some who complain of its violence and low-class attraction and others who champion Tambú as a powerful tool of collective memory as well as a way to imagine the future.
Physical Description:XII, 161 S. Ill.
ISBN:9780253223371
9780253356543