Sweet Tassa : music of the Indian Caribbean diaspora

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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 ...

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.

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