Foreword
Preface
CD Track List

1. Carnival and Society
   
   Carnival
   Trinidadian Society
   Trinidadian Carnival in the Nineteenth Century Music


2. The Man of Words
   
   From Chantwell to Calypsonian
   The Lord Kitchener
   The Mighty Sparrow
   The Mighty Chalkdust
   David Rudder
   Singing Sandra


3. Calypso in the Tent and on the Road
   
   The Tent
   The Road
   Instrumentation
   Form
   Rhythmic Feel
   Phrasing
   Breaks


4. The National Instrument
   
   Origins
   Changing Perceptions
   The Instrument
   The Ensemble
   The Music


5. Steelband Repertoire
   
   Music for the Road
   Fêtes
   Music Festival
   The Bomb
   Panorama
   Framing Tradition


6. Bacchanal Time
   
   Soca
   Rapso
   Ragga Soca
   Chutney Soca
   Defining Musical Genres
   Conclusion

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