Across spatial, bodily, and ethical domains, music and dance both emerge from and give rise to intimate collaboration. This theoretically rich collection takes an ethnographic approach to understanding the collective dimension of sound and movement in everyday life, drawing on g…
"Fearing the rapid disappearance of indigenous cultures, twentieth-century American ethnographers turned to the phonograph to salvage native languages and musical practices. Prominent among these early "songcatchers" were white women of comfortable class standing, similar to the…
"Fearing the rapid disappearance of indigenous cultures, twentieth-century American ethnographers turned to the phonograph to salvage native languages and musical practices. Prominent among these early "songcatchers" were white women of comfortable class standing, similar to the…
Global Pop examines the rise of ""world musics"" and ""world beat"", and some of the musicians associated with these new genres such as Peter Gabriel, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Johnny Clegg. Drawing on a wide range of sources - academic, popular, cyber, interviews, and the mu…
Western pop music draws heavily upon music from other cultures, bringing music and musicians from outside the west to a wide audience. The author surveys this phenomenon to provide the reader with a timely account of its impact on modern culture.
Western pop music draws heavily upon music from other cultures, bringing music and musicians from outside the west to a wide audience. The author surveys this phenomenon to provide the reader with a timely account of its impact on modern culture.
World music
