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Published articles:
· “Reading History, Performing Carib: The Santa Rosa Festival and Amerindian Identity in Trinidad,” Caribbean Studies Journal, Vol.36 (2): 65-94.
· CD liner notes (Spanish calypso translations). West Indian Rhythm: Trinidad Calypsos 1938-1940. Box set. Bear Family Records, 2006.
· “The Rise of Chutney Soca in Trinidad.” Chutney & Carnival Magazine 2005, Trinidad and Tobago. St. Augustine, Trinidad: Indo-Caribbean Cultural Council (ICC), 2005.
· Carnival Photos, The Caribbean Carnival of Manchester, Manchester City Council, 2004.
· “Steel Band,” “Tenor pan,” “Double Seconds,” “Double Tenor,” “Cello pan,” “Quadrophonics,” “Guitars,” “Tenor Bass,” “Bass,” “Engine Room,” “Brake Iron” entries, Wesleyan Virtual Instrument Museum. Wesleyan University Music Department. Spring 2004.
· CD liner notes, Strictly Parang, Vol. 1: The Best of Trinidad Parang. Rituals Music CMG 0102, 2002.
· “Reinventing Steel Pan on Record: Local and Global Dialectics,” CBMR (Center for Black Music Research) Digest, Vol.14 No.1, Spring 2001.
· “Re-Discovering Trinidad Folk Music,” CBMR (Center for Black Music Research) Digest, Vol. 13, No.2, Fall 2000.
Papers and presentations:
· “Reading History, Performing Carib: The Santa Rosa Festival and Amerindian Identity in Trinidad,” Society of Ethnomusicology (SEM) Conference, Wesleyan University, Fall 2008.
· “Parang: Finding a Place for Spanish Creole Identity in the Trinidadian National Calendar,” Society of Ethnomusicology (SEM) Conference, Honolulu, Fall 2007
· “Cycles of Celebration: Hispanic Traditions and Community in Trinidad,” Music Department Colloquium, Wesleyan University, May 2005
· “The Steel Band and Trinidadian Carnival,” lecture/demo for World Music course, Eastern Connecticut State University, Fall 2004
· “The Spanish Creole Music of Trinidad: An Assessment from the Field,” Fulbright Fellows Caribbean Regional Meeting, U.S. Embassy of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica, Spring 2003.
· “Trinidad’s Carnival Music and the Impact of Youth Culture,” guest lecture given in World Music seminar, University of Chicago, Spring 2000.
· "The Trinidadian Steel Band and Contemporary Issues in Field Research," lecture/demo presented in Musicology Lecture Series, University of Florida, March 1996
· "East Indian Music in Trinidad," guest lecture given in Caribbean History to 1800 seminar, University of Florida, April 1996
· "Trinidadian Music and the Steel Band," guest lecture/demonstrations given in Latin American Music seminar, University of Florida, Spring 1994, 1996
· "Mediaization of Trinidadian Steel Band Recordings," paper presented at Graduate Student Forum, University of Florida, March 1995
· "The Steel Band in Multicultural Education," demonstration/presentation given at International Music Educators Association Conference, University of Florida, 1995
