Memories of Music in the Croatian Community in Sydney, Cape Breton

• Published in: Narodna umjetnost
• Main Author: Vukobratović, Jelka
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Ethonology and Folklore Research 2018
• Subjects: Cape Breton; Croatian diaspora; tambura; gusle; ganga; hrvatska dijaspora; Breton Island; Canada
• Online Access: https://hrcak.srce.hr/202026; https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/297339

Croatians populated Cape Breton Island in Canada in the early 20th century to work in the mines or in the steel industry, and were one of the less visible minorities of the Island. As evident from narratives about music in their interviews, music played multiple roles in their lives, both as a vehic...