Transcultural sound practices : British Asian dance music as cultural transformation / Carla J. Maier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maier, Carla J., author.

Series:

Bloomsbury sound studies

Sound studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic dance music--Great Britain--History and criticism.

Electronic dance music.

Music--Great Britain--Asian influences.

Music.

South Asians--Great Britain--Music--History and criticism.

South Asians.

Music--Asian influences.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xii, 225 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"Presents a new conception of sound practices through analysis of South Asian cultural and sonic influences on dance music in the UK"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part One. Toward a Cultural Analysis of Sound Practices. Renegotiating Culture in the Age of South Asian Dance Music ; The Concept of Trancultural Sound Practices

Part Two. Listening to South Asian Dance Music. Re-Fusing and Reclaiming UK Bhangra : Apache Indian, No Reservations (1993) ; Demystifying Asianness : Asian Dub Foundation, Community Music (2000) ; Sonic Fictions, Global Noise : M.I.A., Arular (2005) and Kala (2007) ; The Sonic Politics of Place : Dusk + Blackdown's Margins Music ; Performativity, Technology and the Body : Nathan 'Flutebox' Lee, Flutebox (2010)

Part Three. Thinking Sound as Cultural Transformation. Conclusion : Transcultural Sound Practices in South Asian Dance Music ; Further Elaborations on Sound as Cultural Transformation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Maier, Carla J., Transcultural sound practices

ISBN:

9781501349560

1501349562

OCLC:

1105722513