Remembered rhythms : essays on diaspora and the music of India / edited by Shubha Chaudhuri and Anthony Seeger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chaudhuri, Shubha.

Seeger, Anthony

Department of Music Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Social aspects--India--Congresses.

Music.

Music and race--Congresses.

Music and race.

Ethnicity in music--Congresses.

Ethnicity in music.

East Indian diaspora--Congresses.

East Indian diaspora.

East Indians--Foreign countries--Music--Congresses.

East Indians.

Jews--India--Music--Congresses.

Jews.

Africans.

East Indians--Foreign countries.

Music--Social aspects.

India.

Africans--India--Music--Congresses.

Genre:

Music.

Compact discs.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

vii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm + 1 audio disc

Place of Publication:

[London] : Seagull, 2010.

Summary:

"Remembered Rhythms" explores the role of music and cultural memory in shaping and creating diasporic identities. With contributions from leading scholars in the fields of Ethnomusicology, Cultural Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, the essays range across the musical traditions of the Indian Diaspora in Trinidad, the role of Hindi film music in the Diaspora, the music of the African and Jewish diasporas in India to more general issues at the heart of contemporary Diaspora studies. This volume is accompanied by an audio CD.

Contents:

List of audio tracks on CD: 1. Avale Bismillah

2. Salmini Salmini

3. Re-Mi-Fa (1 + 1/2 tone)

4. Re-Mi-Fa (1/2 + 1 tone)

5. Re-Mi1/2-Fa (3/4 + 3/4 tone)

6. Yâhh haṣṣél yonâh méḥakâh = Lord, save the waiting dove / Ḥagguli

7. Âshîr la-él = I will sing to the Lord / Sara Manasseh

8. Hatikvâh = The hope; Él shémor hammélékh = God save the king / Simeon Jacob Kharilker

9. Déror yiqrâ = Proclaim freedom / Simeon Jacob Kharilker

10. Ḥa-y ḥa-y él ḥa-y = The living God / Abid David

11. Déror yiqrâ = Proclaim freedom / Abid David

12. Yodûkhâ raʻyona-y = My thoughts will praise you / Zaki I. Solomon

13. Yom simḥâh = Day of rejoicing / Zaki I. Solomon

14. She cries "Father Father," Ghazipur, UP, India

14. She cries "Father Father," Trinidad

16. She calls "Grandfather, Grandfather," Mauritius

17. She calls "Mother, Mother," Fiji.

Notes:

Contents of accompanying CD: -- Avale Bismillah -- Salmini Salmini -- Re-Mi-Fa (1 + 1/2 tone) -- Re-Mi-Fa (1/2 + 1 tone) -- Re-Mi1/2-Fa (3/4 + 3/4 tone) -- 'Yahh hassel yonah mehakah': Lord, Save the waiting Dove (Hagguli Shummel Darzi) -- Ashir la-el: I will sing to the Lord (Sara Manasseh) -- Hatikvah: The hope; 'El shemor hammelekh: God save the king (Simeon Jacob Kharilker) -- 'Deror yiqra': Proclaim freedom (Simon Jacob Kharilker) -- "Ha-y ha-yel ha-y': The living God (Abid David) -- 'Deror yiqra: Proclaim freedom (Abid David) -- 'Yodukha racyona-y': My thoughts will praise You (Zaki I. Solomon) -- 'Yom simhah': Day of rejoicing (Zaki I. Solomon) -- 'She cries, "Father, Father"': Ghazipur, UP, India -- 'She cries, "Father, Father"': Trinidad -- 'She calls, "Grandfather, Grandfather"': Mauritius -- She calls, "Mother, Mother"': Fiji

Papers originally presented at a symposium held in India in Feb. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Department of Music Fund.

ISBN:

9781905422500

1905422490

9781905422494

1905422504

OCLC:

71808829

Publisher Number:

99974586300