Making Music Indigenous : Popular Music in the Peruvian Andes / Joshua Tucker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tucker, Joshua, Author.

Series:

Chicago studies in ethnomusicology.

Chicago scholarship online.

Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular music--Peru--History and criticism.

Popular music.

Songs, Quechua--Peru--History and criticism.

Songs, Quechua.

Indians of South America--Peru--Music--History and criticism.

Indians of South America.

Indians of South America--Peru--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 pages).

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

When thinking of indigenous music, many people may imagine acoustic instruments and pastoral settings far removed from the whirl of modern life. But, in contemporary Peru, indigenous chimaycha music has become a wildly popular genre that is even heard in the nightclubs of Lima. In Making Music Indigenous, Joshua Tucker traces the history of this music and its key performers over fifty years to show that there is no single way to "sound indigenous." The musicians Tucker follows make indigenous culture and identity visible in contemporary society by establishing a cultural and political presence for Peru's indigenous peoples through activism, artisanship, and performance. This musical representation of indigeneity not only helps shape contemporary culture, it also provides a lens through which to reflect on the country's past. Tucker argues that by following the musicians that have championed chimaycha music in its many forms, we can trace shifting meanings of indigeneity-and indeed, uncover the ways it is constructed, transformed, and ultimately recreated through music.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Prologue

Introduction: Making Music Indigenous

1. Setting a Scene

2. Landscape, Performance, and Social Structure

3. Song and Sound

4. Tradition and Folklore

5. Broadcasting and Building Publics

6. Success and Sentiment

7. Wood and Work

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Online Resources

Glossary

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780226607474

022660747X

OCLC:

1083266825