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Title:

Caribbean crucible / producer, Penny Corke ; directed by Dennis Marks.

Publisher:

Films for the Humanities & Sciences,

Copyright Date:

2002

Description:

1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Music--African influences.
Music--European influences.
Popular music--Jamaica.
Music--Jamaica--History and criticism.
Popular music--Dominican Republic.
Music--Dominican Republic--History and criticism.
Popular music--Caribbean Area.
Music--Caribbean Area--History and criticism.
Maroons--Music.
Reggae music--Jamaica.
Reggae music--Caribbean Area.
Kumina (Cult)

Other Authors:

Corke, Penny. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97006774
Marks, Dennis, 1932-2006. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86141689
Third Eye Productions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99085840
Channel Four (Great Britain) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86808560
RM Arts (Firm) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93017963
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003057097

Notes:

"Third Eye Productions LTD for Channel Four in association with RM Arts." Various performers. Originally produced for television in 1984. Films for the Humanities & Sciences: FFH 10514.

Summary:

This program analyzes the diverse forms of Caribbean popular music, tracking their roots to the traditional music of island nations such as Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. Recordings of music from Maroon communities and ecstatic Kumina sects, plus examples of mento and urban reggae, provide a sampler of the region's musical hybrids, each a unique blend of African and European influences.

Series:

Repercussions : a celebration of African-influenced music

OCLC:

(OCoLC)71356458

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)