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Island sounds in the global city : Caribbean popular music and identity in New York
- R. Allen, Lois Wilcken
- Geography
- 2001
"Island Sounds in the Global City" maps the musical "Caribbeanization" of New York City, now home to the largest and most diverse concentrations of Caribbean people in the world. Emphasizing the… Expand
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Self-Positioning in and Reflections on the Field
- G. Averill, Johnson Baily, +47 authors P. Yampolsky
- Computer Science
- 16 June 2019
The Other Side of the Water: The Journey of a Haitian Rara Band in Brooklyn by Jeremy Robins, Magali Damas (review)
- Lois Wilcken
- Art
- 2014
The Sacred Music and Dance of Haitian Vodou from Temple to Stage and the Ethics of Representation
- Lois Wilcken
- Sociology
- 1 January 2005
"What is true and at the same time quite remarkable about the Vodou," wrote Moreau de Saint-Mery (1958 [1797]: 68, my translation), "is the kind of force that induces those present to dance to… Expand
One and One Makes Three: Wisdom in the Rhythmic Organization of Vodou Drumming
- Lois Wilcken
- Psychology
- 2004
The research behind this presentation began with reflections on the resemblance of certain rhythmic forms evident in Vodou drum ensemble music to certain forms of Vodou thought. Inspired by the… Expand
Belle Ayiti: Mizik Savant Ayisyen (Beautiful Haiti: Haitian Classical Music) (review)
- Lois Wilcken
- History
- 2011
today’s haitians are rightfully proud of their revolutionary history; their enslaved black ancestors defeated napoleon’s powerful army, creating the Americas’ second free state, and the expressive… Expand
Pay for Play : The Redistribution of Payola for Music Diversity in New York State and Its Implications for Sustainability in Music
- Lois Wilcken
- Sociology
- 2009
This essay seeks to connect the dots between payola, media consolidation, music diversity, and sustainability in music. It begins with a brief history of payola, the practice of paying a radio… Expand
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Caribbean Journeys: An Ethnography of Migration and Home in Three Family Networks
- Lois Wilcken
- Sociology
- 20 June 2010
The topic of migration and home resonated as I read this book against the backdrop of the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti. Immigrant friends in Brooklyn, a site of my own research, gathered… Expand
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