Jazz in Suriname — Marcel Weltak

There was an enormous influx of jazz in Suriname itself, especially in the decades after World War II.

Type:: Book Chapter
Author:: Marcel Weltak
Published:: 2021
Publisher:: University Press of Mississippi

There was an enormous influx of jazz in Suriname itself, especially in the decades after World War II. Jazz and swing got their niche alongside other more traditional native music and European classical and ‘light’ entertainment music. Many Surinamers were inspired by jazz from the United States. A few of them founded their own jazz bands. Jazz records came into the country via the American soldiers who were stationed in Suriname during World War II “to protect the bauxite industry.” Musicians in Paramaribo first heard and saw the North American orchestras in the movie houses.

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What is "Jazz in Suriname" about?: There was an enormous influx of jazz in Suriname itself, especially in the decades after World War II.
Who wrote "Jazz in Suriname"?: Marcel Weltak