Curaçao's African-Caribbean Ritual and the Politics of Memory
by
Nanette de Jong
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
As contemporary Tambú music and dance evolved on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, it intertwined sacred and secular, private and public cultural practices, and many traditions from Africa and the New World. As she explores the formal contours of Tambú, Nanette de Jong discovers its variegated history...