The Unity of Music and Dance in World Cultures

David Akombo is an associate professor and the founding dean of the faculty of culture, creative and performing arts at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Barbados, West Indies.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Preface

Part I: Africa

1. The Bikutsi Dance of Cameroon

2. The Egungun Dance of the Yoruba Culture of Nigeria

3. The Music and Dance of Côte d’Ivoire

4. The Gumboot Dance of South Africa

5. The Music and Culture of Botswana

6. Dances of the Mbuti People of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Part II: The Americas

7. The Bachata Dance of the Dominican Republic

8. The Merengue Dance of Latin America

9. The Merengue of the Dominican Republic

10. Folk and Mento Dance Traditions of Jamaica

11. The Reggae Dance of Jamaica

12. The Rumba Dance of Cuba

13. The Sun Dance of the Plains Indians

14. The Hula Dance of the Hula People of Hawaii

15. Swing Dancing of New York

16. American Jazz

17. Popular Dances of Mexico

18. The Slave Dances of North America

19. The Tango of Argentina

20. The Chacarera Dance of Argentina

21. The Capoeira Dance of Brazil

22. Brazilian Music and Dances

Part III: Asia

23. The Odissi, a Classical Indian Dance

24. The Bharata Natyam and Kathak Dances of India

25. The Kundiman, Sinulog and Tinikling Dances of the Philippines

26. The Santacruzan Dance of the Philippines

27. The Dances of the Khalkas People of Mongolia

28. The Dances of China

29. The Shomyo Dance of Japan

Part IV: South Pacific

30. The Kapa Haka Dance Tradition of New Zealand

31. Australian Aboriginal Music and Dances

Part V: Europe

32. The Ballet of Europe

33. Igor Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes

34. Traditional Music and Dance of Ireland

35. The Flamenco Dance Tradition of Spain

Part VI: Middle East

36. The Music and Dances of Afghanistan

37. The Saray Court Dance of the Turkish People

38. Traditional Music of Iraq

Index