Awakening Spaces: French Caribbean Popular Songs, Music, and Culture.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Publication: The Modern Language Review

Publication Date: 01-OCT-03

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Awakening Spaces: French Caribbean Popular Songs, Music, and Culture. By BRENDA F. BERRIAN. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. 2000. xiv + 287 pp. ISBN 0-226-04456-4.

Much of the critical attention on French Caribbean culture has focused on the rich literary domain and, with a few notable exceptions (Jacqueline Rosemain's work on biguine, jazz, and dance, for example), has generally neglected the dynamic musical scene. Brenda F. Berrian's book is...

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