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Title Sweet Tassa : music of the Indian Caribbean diaspora / directed by Chris Ballengee
Published [Place of publication not identified] : Privately published, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (58 minutes)
Summary Sweet Tassa: Music of the Indian Caribbean Diaspora details the history, repertoire, and socio-political significance of tassa drumming in Trinidad & Tobago. The film profiles the life and work of noted tassa drummer Lenny Kumar and his family while also developing the notion of tassa performance as a metaphor for Indian Trinidadian cultural and national identity. In the process, the film traces tassa's movement from India to the Caribbean, summarizes its transformation in diaspora, and speculates about its future
Notes Title from title screen (viewed May 27, 2021)
In English
Subject Trinidad & Tobago Sweet Tassa (Musical group)
Folk music -- Trinidad and Tobago
Drum -- Trinidad and Tobago
Percussion music -- Trinidad and Tobago
Drum.
Folk music.
Percussion music.
Trinidad and Tobago.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Documentaires.
Form Streaming video
Author Ballengee, Chris, director
Trinidad & Tobago Sweet Tassa (Musical group), performer.