Caribbean Dance
Katie Derham explores the vibrant and varied world of Caribbean music and dance and finds out why it makes a good dance partner with mediaeval French Polyphony.
Katie Derham explores the vibrant and varied world of Caribbean music and dance and finds out why it makes a good dance partner with mediaeval French Polyphony.
So much of the culture of the Caribbean has been shaped by the many and various peoples who have informed its history, and this is mirrored in its music and dance.
Katie Derham looks at some of distinctive dance styles of the Caribbean and meets the award-winning choreographers Cecilia Bengolea and Fran莽ois Chaignaud, whose latest dance collaboration DFS, currently running at Sadlers Wells, fuses Caribbean Dance Hall with the music of Machaut.
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Slinger Francisco
Jean and Dinah
Performer: Mighty Sparrow.- ICE RECORDS : 691302.
- ICE RECORDS.
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罢谤盲诲
Carnival Celebration
Performer: Small Island Pride.- COOK LONG PLAY : 1180.
- COOK LONG PLAY.
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Byron Lee
Jamaica Ska
Performer: Byron Lee and Dragonaires.- TROJAN RECORDS : TJDDD194.
- TROJAN RECORDS.
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Hopeton Lewis
Take It Easy
Performer: Hopeton Lewis.- Camero Dance Party.
- K&K Records.
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Admiral Bailey
Della Move
Performer: Admiral Bailey.- LIVE AND LOVE : LLD90.
- LIVE AND LOVE.
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Guillaume de Machaut
Rondeau 17: Dis et sept cinq
Ensemble: Oxford Camerata. Conductor: Jeremy Summerly.- NAXOS : 8553833.
- NAXOS.
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- Sat 28 Apr 2018 15:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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