Dirksen, Rebecca - After the Dance, the Drums Are Heavy

Offering rich ethnography and a deep historical perspective, After the Dance, the Drums are Heavy is about carnival, politics, and the musical engagement of ordinary citizens and celebrity musicians in contemporary Haiti.

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CONTENTS

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Geography and History
Language and Listening
About the Companion Website
Prologue
1. Sounding Carnival
2. Mixed Modes and Performance Codes of Political Demonstrations and Carnival
3. Wyclef's Score: Popular Motion, Emotion, and Commotion
4. Sweet Micky's Allure: Vagabonds, Vulgarities, and Street Politics
5. The Konpa President's Government on Parade
6. Ti Lili and Neg Bannann nan (the Banana Man)
7. The Population's Bacchanalia
8. Response from the Roots: Still Not Afraid
9. Re-Sounding Mizik Angaje
Epilogue 1
Epilogue 2
List of Interviews
Bibliography
Index

Series	Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music