Music of Hindu Trinidad: Songs from the India Diaspora [With 32 Tracks]

by Helen Myers

Like many other small towns in Trinidad, Felicity is populated almost entirely by East Indians. In their Caribbean exile, the residents of Felicity have created and recreated the music of their Hindu ancestors. Music of Hindu Trinidad is a fascinating account of the history and cultural significance of Hindu music that explores its symbolic, aesthetic, and psychological aspects while asking the larger question of how this music has contributed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226554538
• ISBN13: 9780226554532
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 542 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"