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ix I wish to thank Ramsey Guthrie for his interest in this project and for sharing his expertise. I am very grateful to Mary Francis for her encouragement and guidance , and to Eric Schmidt and Suzanne Knott for help in the production stages. Sincere thanks to John Cowley for information on Trinidadian music, to Charles Forsdick for many useful reading suggestions, to Laurent Dubois for very helpful comments on the manuscript, to Celia Britton and J. Michael Dash for continued support, and to Martin Chisholm and Pat Crowley for enduring friendship. Many thanks to Bill Bollendorf for help and advice on Haitian art. Love to Jean, Gary, and Alan Munro. My deepest gratitude as ever is to Cheralyn, Conor, and Owen for companionship, love, and sharing thoughts on music new and old. Acknowledgments This page intentionally left blank ...

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