Island sounds in the global city

Ray Allen, Lois Wilcken, Ruth Glasser, Peter Manuel, Paul Austerlitz, Juan Flores, Donald Hill, Philip Kasinitz, Les Slater

From the barrios of East Harlem to the Streets of Crown Heights, Caribbean music permeates New York City's contemporary soundscape. Indeed, the Big Apple has been a crossroads for Caribbean music and culture since the early years of this century. Island Sounds in the Global City, a collection of critical essays, surveys a rich mosaic of popular Caribbean styles and explores the fascinating relationship between music and cultural identity in America's largest, most diverse urban center.

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