Preface and Acknowledgments..... vii
Introduction.....1
1. Phonographic Memory:
Tracing the Calypsonian’s Work in Lawrence Scott’s
Night Calypso .....35
2. “Record Your Memories”:
The Bolero Aesthetic in Oscar Hijuelos’
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love…..80
3. Re-Membering “Body and Soul”:
Gender, Gwoka, and Jazz in Daniel Maximin’s
Lone Sun.....128
4. Roots, Romance, Reggae:
(Dis)Placing Memory in Colin Channer’s
Waiting in Vain .....182
5. Memory as Mixtape:
The Dub Aesthetic in Ramabai Espinet’s
The Swinging Bridge.....236
Coda.....283
Notes .....296
Works Cited .....TK