TOBAGO AND JAZZ HISTORY

This performance-lecture will expose Tobago’s musical legacy
beyond the more commonly known sounds that have come to
characterise the island’s musical heritage. Using the examples of
Jazz and sacred music, the discussion by Dr Charleston
Thomas, Justin Peterkin and friends is a musical demonstration
that addresse Tobago’s history in the business of Jazz and
sacred music-making and performing in the 20th century. This
session is intended to provide participants with a deeper
understanding of how music-making and performance on the island
have figured as a central part of the island’s intellectual
and political life. The musical selections will
illustrate the music legacy of the island and will link the
emotions of the Diaspora with those on the continent through
lyrical address and the interplay between vocality and percussive
musicality.


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