Vibert C. Cambridge, Athens, Ohio, USA is professor emeritus, School of Media Arts and Studies, Ohio University and President, Guyana Cultural Association of New York, Inc. He is the author of Immigration, Diversity, and Broadcasting in the United States, 1990-2001 and coeditor of International Afro Mass Media. His work has appeared in such journals as Arts Journal (Guyana), Caribbean Affairs, and Studies in Latin American Popular Culture.

This book unquestionably breaks new ground. To my knowledge, this is the first in-depth study of Guyanese musical life. It provides richly detailed descriptions of the socioeconomic and political conditions that have encouraged and, at other times, discouraged musical activities at different historical moments in Guyana. It illuminates how the issues of race, class, gender, and ideology have deeply influenced who in Guyanese multicultural society had access to musical instruction and media outlets and have received recognition. The author maps how the lively musical network in Guyana nurtured unique aesthetics and sensibilities in the country, for musicians and the public alike. This is a study that celebrates Guyanese national heroes. In a postcolonial society, this is an important and needed gesture."" - Peter Manuel, author of Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae

Vibert C. Cambridge, Athens, Ohio, USA is professor emeritus, School of Media Arts and Studies, Ohio University and President, Guyana Cultural Association of New York, Inc. He is the author of Immigration, Diversity, and Broadcasting in the United States, 1990-2001 and coeditor of International Afro Mass Media. His work has appeared in such journals as Arts Journal (Guyana), Caribbean Affairs, and Studies in Latin American Popular Culture.

This book unquestionably breaks new ground. To my knowledge, this is the first in-depth study of Guyanese musical life. It provides richly detailed descriptions of the socioeconomic and political conditions that have encouraged and, at other times, discouraged musical activities at different historical moments in Guyana. It illuminates how the issues of race, class, gender, and ideology have deeply influenced who in Guyanese multicultural society had access to musical instruction and media outlets and have received recognition. The author maps how the lively musical network in Guyana nurtured unique aesthetics and sensibilities in the country, for musicians and the public alike. This is a study that celebrates Guyanese national heroes. In a postcolonial society, this is an important and needed gesture."" - Peter Manuel, author of Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae

Vibert C. Cambridge, Athens, Ohio, USA is professor emeritus, School of Media Arts and Studies, Ohio University and President, Guyana Cultural Association of New York, Inc. He is the author of Immigration, Diversity, and Broadcasting in the United States, 1990-2001 and coeditor of International Afro Mass Media. His work has appeared in such journals as Arts Journal (Guyana), Caribbean Affairs, and Studies in Latin American Popular Culture.

This book unquestionably breaks new ground. To my knowledge, this is the first in-depth study of Guyanese musical life. It provides richly detailed descriptions of the socioeconomic and political conditions that have encouraged and, at other times, discouraged musical activities at different historical moments in Guyana. It illuminates how the issues of race, class, gender, and ideology have deeply influenced who in Guyanese multicultural society had access to musical instruction and media outlets and have received recognition. The author maps how the lively musical network in Guyana nurtured unique aesthetics and sensibilities in the country, for musicians and the public alike. This is a study that celebrates Guyanese national heroes. In a postcolonial society, this is an important and needed gesture."" - Peter Manuel, author of Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae