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Don't Stop the Carnival
Don't Stop the Carnival

Don't Stop the Carnival

Black British Music

MUSIC

320 Pages, 6.25 x 9.25

Formats: Trade Paper

Trade Paper, $35.95 (US $35.95) (CA $48.95)

Publication Date: May 2018

ISBN 9781845233617

Rights: US & CA

Peepal Tree Press Ltd. (May 2018)

Price: $35.95
 
 

Overview

This is a story of empire, colonialism and then the new energies released by the movements for freedom and independence of the post second-world-war years; of the movements of peoples across borders; of the flow of music around the triangle that takes in Africa, the Caribbean, the USA and Great Britain; of temporary but highly influential visitors like Paul Robeson; and of the settlement of ex-colonial peoples who brought their music to Britain, and changed its forms and concerns in the new context. Le Gendre brings together both a sense of historical purpose and the ability to actually describe music in vivid and meaningful ways.

Reviews

"A meticulous, sweeping and vivid history of black British music." —Diana Evans, Financial Times

Author Biography

Kevin Le Gendre is a journalist and broadcaster and writer with a special interest in black music. Deputy editor of Echoes, he contributes to a wide range of publications that include Jazzwise, MusicWeek, Vibrations and The Independent On Sunday.