Riff
The Shake Keane Story
2021
Papillote Press (Verlag)
978-1-9997768-9-3 (ISBN)
Papillote Press (Verlag)
978-1-9997768-9-3 (ISBN)
Shake Keane (1927-97), musician and poet, was a trend-setting but troubled Caribbean icon. Born in St Vincent, he migrated to London in the early 1950s where he became an important figure in the free-form jazz scene. A return to his birthplace was blighted by politics, and his last decades were spent in New York City and Norway.
Riff explores the turbulent life of the Caribbean musician and poet Shake Keane (1927-97). A wanderer, he absorbed many of the themes of the 20th century - colonialism, migration and masculinity. Each of them found expression in his work. Born in St Vincent, he migrated to London in the early 1950s where he became an important figure in the free form jazz scene. A return to his birthplace was blighted by politics, and his last decades were spent in New York City and Norway where he experienced a degree of emotional peace despite financial difficulties. This biography reveals the many features of the life of this trend-setting but troubled Caribbean icon.
Riff explores the turbulent life of the Caribbean musician and poet Shake Keane (1927-97). A wanderer, he absorbed many of the themes of the 20th century - colonialism, migration and masculinity. Each of them found expression in his work. Born in St Vincent, he migrated to London in the early 1950s where he became an important figure in the free form jazz scene. A return to his birthplace was blighted by politics, and his last decades were spent in New York City and Norway where he experienced a degree of emotional peace despite financial difficulties. This biography reveals the many features of the life of this trend-setting but troubled Caribbean icon.
Philip Nanton is a writer, poet and performer Born in St Vincent, he now lives in Barbados. He is anhonorary research associate at the University of Birmingham and occasional lecturer at the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies, Barbados. He has made radio documentaries on Caribbean literature and culture for the BBC. His books, Island Voices for St. Christopher and the Barracudas (2014) and Canouan Suite and Other Pieces (2016), mix poetry and prose and were published by Papillote Press. HIs latest book, Frontiers of the Caribbean, was published by Manchester University Press in 2017.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 10 black and white photographs |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-9997768-9-5 / 1999776895 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-9997768-9-3 / 9781999776893 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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