How Long to Read After the Dance, the Drums Are Heavy

How Long Does it Take to Read After the Dance, the Drums Are Heavy?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 26 minutes to read After the Dance, the Drums Are Heavy by Rebecca Dirksen

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

"Haitian carnival offers a lens into popular power and politics. Political demonstrations in Haiti often manifest as musical performances. Studying carnival and political protest side by side brings insight to the musical engagement that ordinary citizens and celebrity musicians often cultivate and revere in contemporary Haiti. This book explores how the self-declared president of konpa Sweet Micky (Michel Martelly) rose to the nation's highest office while methodically crafting a political product inherently entangled with his musical product. It offers deep historical perspective on the characteristics of carnivalesque verbal play-and the performative skillset of the artist (Sweet Micky) who dominated carnival for more than a decade-including vulgarities and polemics. It moreover demonstrates that the practice of leveraging the carnivalesque for expedient political function has precedence in Haiti's history. Yet there has been profound resistance to this brand of politics led by many other high-profile artists, including Matyas and Jòj, Brothers Posse, Boukman Eksperyans, and RAM. These groups have each released popular carnival songs that have contributed to the public's discussions on what civic participation and citizenship in Haiti can and should be. Author Rebecca Dirksen presents an in-depth consideration of politically and socially engaged music and what these expressions mean for the Haitian population in the face of challenging political and economic circumstances. After the Dance, the Drums Are Heavy centers the voices of Haitian musicians and regular citizens by extensively sharing interviews and detailed analyses of musical performance in the context of contemporary events well beyond the musical realm"--

How long is After the Dance, the Drums Are Heavy?

After the Dance, the Drums Are Heavy by Rebecca Dirksen is 489 pages long, and a total of 126,651 words.

This makes it 165% the length of the average book. It also has 155% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read After the Dance, the Drums Are Heavy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 32 minutes to read After the Dance, the Drums Are Heavy aloud.

What Reading Level is After the Dance, the Drums Are Heavy?

After the Dance, the Drums Are Heavy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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