Surinamese Music in the Netherlands and Suriname
Surinamese Music in the Netherlands and Suriname
.. This edition, in English for the first time, includes a new opening chapter by Marcel Weltak giving a historical sketch of Suriname’s relationship to the Netherlands. It includes updates on the popular music of second- and third-generation musicians of Surinamese descent in the Netherlands, and Weltak's own subsequent and vital research into the Amerindian and maroon music of the interior. The new introduction is followed by the integral text of the original edition. New appendices have been added to this edition that include a bibliography and updated discography; a listing of films, videos, and DVDs on or about Surinamese music or musicians; and concise, alphabetically arranged notes on musical instruments and styles as well as brief biographies of those authors who contributed texts.
For all the advantages of a biographical format, Surinamese Music in the Netherlands and Suriname remains an important counterbalance, through which musical scenes can be remembered as complex and deeply interconnected spaces that involve fans, critics, and industry personnel alongside musicians—full of supporting players as well as shining stars.
.. He was also editor of .. Besides publishing the first edition of . and The Music of the Netherlands Antilles: Why Eleven Antilleans Knelt before Chopin's Heart, both published by University Press of Mississippi.
