Art Music by Caribbean Composers: Bonaire

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v19i2.202

Keywords:

Classical music, Art music

Abstract

Bonaire has musical traditions similar to those of its Antillean neighbors, Aruba and Curacao. All three islands “share a neo-African, drum-centred tradition known as tambu (in Bonaire often referred to as bari), a quintessential Netherlands Antilles folk music” (Bilby, 2013, para. 4). Tumba, a unique mixture of tambu music with other, more modern musical elements, is a particularly popular local musical style (Bilby, 2012).

Author Biographies

Christine Gangelhoff, The College of The Bahamas

Assistant Professor Department of Music School of Communications and Creative Arts

Cathleen LeGrand, Royal Thimphu College

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References

Bilby, K. (2013). Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. In Grove music online. Oxford University Press.

Bonaire. (2012). In Britannica concise encyclopedia. http://0-www.credoreference.com.helin.uri.edu/entry/ebconcise/bonaire

Bonaire island. (2013). In The Hutchinson encyclopedia. http://0-www.credoreference.com.helin.uri.edu/entry/heliconhe/bonaire_island

Classical Music Board of Bonaire. (2013). http://classicalmusicbonaire.com/foundation/cmbb.html

Razak, V. M. (2005). Netherlands Antilles. In Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world: Locations. http://0-www.credoreference.com.helin.uri.edu/entry/contpmwl/netherlands_antilles

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Published

2013-11-11

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2013): Caribbean Art Music Bibliography Volume 2

Section

Caribbean Art Music Bibliography

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