ABSTRACT
Readers will be taken on a brief tour around the world for the purpose of exploring the economic importance of live music services in Europe, East Asia, and North America before ultimately landing in the Caribbean. This chapter, therefore, serves to situate the relevance of the study of trade in Caribbean live music services within the broader global context of the economic importance of live music. The first section of this chapter will look at the economic importance of live music within Europe, North America, and East Asia whereas the second part of this chapter will examine the importance of live music for the Caribbean region.
