From the Calendas to the Calenda: On the Afro-Iberian Substratum in Black Performance Culture in the Americas

This article presents a new theory on the origin of the calenda (also known as calinda, colinda, corlinda, and caringa) by analyzing the term from an Iberian perspective. It claims that the term should not be understood as a type of dance or song, but as a festive period in the Iberian calendar. It...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of American Folklore. - University of Illinois Press, 2013. - 131(2018), 519, Seite 3-29
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of American Folklore
Schlagworte:Bamboula calinda kalinda stick dance Catholicism Arts Behavioral sciences Religion