Music

Music

Carnival is nothing without music, ranging from traditional Calypso, Soca and Steel Pan to the driving beats of Dancehall, Reggae or Jungle blaring, booming from the sound systems, music and carnival can never be separated.

For a potted glossary of musical terms see the subpages within Music. For more information here a list of more detailed descriptions available on the internet:

Trinimusic.com (Southex Trade shows):
Based in Trinidad and organizers organisers of the Chutney soca Monarch, the website has a good breakdown of styles and genres.
http://www.trinimusic.com/index.php3

Seetobato.com
An interesting transcript form from the radio FM-100 series: Emancipation to Celebration. Goes into some detail regarding the history of steel bands.
http://www.seetobago.com/trinidad/pan/ref/sbveaniv.htm

Carnivalnet
A resource for those involved in carnival and a forum. This Arts Coucil for England sponsored site has a good listing of carnival events and glossary of terms.
http://www.carnivalnet.org.uk/index.shtml

Afropop worldwide
A guide to African and world music with some good information on the Brazilian carnival and Samba
http://www.afropop.org/multi/feature/ID/33/History+of+Carnival+in+Brazil

http://www.worldsamba.org/main/
http://www.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk/public/default.asp?section=Carnival&page=samba
http://www.bloco-do-sul.co.uk/Origins.htm

 

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