Music and globalization : critical encounters / edited by Bob W. White.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

White, Bob W., 1965-

ebrary, Inc.

Series:

Tracking globalization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World music--History and criticism.

World music.

Music and globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 233 pages).

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2012]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"World music" emerged as a commercial and musical category in the 1980s, but in some sense music has always been global. Using the metaphor of encounters, Music and Globalization explores the dynamics that enable or hinder cross-cultural communication through music. In the stories told by the contributors, we meet well-known performers such as David Byrne, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Ry Cooder, Fela Kuti, and Gilberto Gil, but also lesser-known musicians including the Senegalese Afro-Cuban singer Laba Sosseh and Raramuri fiddle players from northwest Mexico. This collection demonstrates that careful historical and ethnographic analysis of music can shed light on the cultural and political dimensions of globalization. It also shows how we as consumers play an important role in determining how cultural commodities are produced and promoted. Book jacket.

Contents:

pt. 1. Structured encounters

pt. 2. Mediated encounters

pt. 3. Imagined encounters.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

769101877

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.