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The history of Haiti throughout the twentieth century has been marked by oppression at the hands of colonial and dictatorial overlords. But set against this ""day for the hunter"" has been a ""day for the prey,"" a history of resistance, and sometimes of triumph. With keen cultural and historical awareness, Gage Averill shows that Haiti's vibrant and expressive music has been one of the most highly charged instruments in this struggle-one in which power, politics, and resistance are inextricably fused. Averill explores such diverse genres as Haitian jazz, troubadour traditions, Vo
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monografia Rebiun19656036 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun19656036 m o d | cr -n--------- 960725s1997 iluaf ob 001 0 eng d 96034209 0-226-03293-0 1-299-13805-5 MiAaPQ MiAaPQ MiAaPQ eng 780.97294 781.63/097294 Averill, Gage A day for the hunter, a day for the prey electronic resource] :] popular music and power in Haiti Gage Averill Chicago University of Chicago Press 1997 Chicago Chicago University of Chicago Press 1 online resource (320 p.) 1 online resource (320 p.) Text txt computer c online resource cr Chicago studies in ethnomusicology Description based upon print version of record Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-253) and index Discography: p. 255-258 A DAY FOR THE HUNTER A DAY FOR THE PREY; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; A Note on Translation; 1 Introduction: ""A Message to Pass from Mouth to Mouth""; 2 ""Living from Their Own Garden"": The Discourse of Authenticity; 3 ""Konpa-dirkk for Life"": Frangois Duvalier's Dictatorship and Konpa-dirt?k; 4 ""Musicians Are a Single Family"": Critical Discourse in Music under Baby Doc Duvalier; Photos following page 160; 5 ""Watch Out for Them!"": Dechoukaj and Its Aftermath; Epilogue: ""Carnival of Hope""; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Discography; Interviews; lndex The history of Haiti throughout the twentieth century has been marked by oppression at the hands of colonial and dictatorial overlords. But set against this ""day for the hunter"" has been a ""day for the prey,"" a history of resistance, and sometimes of triumph. With keen cultural and historical awareness, Gage Averill shows that Haiti's vibrant and expressive music has been one of the most highly charged instruments in this struggle-one in which power, politics, and resistance are inextricably fused. Averill explores such diverse genres as Haitian jazz, troubadour traditions, Vo English Popular music- Haití- 20th century- History and criticism Power (Social sciences)- Haití- History- 20th century Electronic books 0-226-03292-2 0-226-03291-4 Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology