The Calypso Craze: Claiming Authenticity and Performing Blackness, 1940s-1950s
This article examines the midcentury calypso craze in the United States as a revealing case study of racial dynamics in American popular music. It argues that as calypso was popularized and commodified for American audiences, its specific Caribbean origins were displaced by a manufactured authentici...
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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European journal of American studies
2026
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |