Education Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
Journal
Action, Criticism & Theory for Music Education
Volume
17
Issue
3
First Page
12
Last Page
29
URL with Digital Object Identifier
http://doi.org/10.22176/act17.3.12
Abstract
In post-revolution Grenada, explorations of identity often reveal a generational divide. This generational divide is frequently expressed through music (Sirek 2013, 2018). In this qualitative case study I use an ethnographic methodological approach to examine Grenadian calypso and soca music, analyzing data collected from observations and participant observations, interviews, investigation of media/social media; as well as calypso and soca music and lyrics. Drawing from Tönnies’ (1887/2017) constructs of Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft, I explore the ways in which calypso and soca musicking (Small 1998) and music education initiatives construct and articulate the generational divide in Grenada.
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