1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779325803321

Titolo

Women singers in global contexts [[electronic resource] ] : music, biography, identity / / edited by Ruth Hellier ; afterword by Ellen Koskoff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2013

ISBN

0-252-09436-0

1-299-14790-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HellierRuth

Disciplina

780.92/52

B

Soggetti

Women singers

Women singers - Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""The Companion Website""; ""Introduction. Vocal Herstories: Resonances of Singing, Individuals, and Authors Ruth Hellier""; ""1. Akiko Fujii: Telling the Musical Life Stories of a Hereditary Jiuta Singer of Japan Shino Arisawa""; ""2. Amelia Pedroso: The Voice of a Cuban Priestess Leading from the Inside Amanda Villepastour""; ""3. Ayben:""The Girl's Voice in Turkish Rap"" Thomas Solomon""; ""4. Ixya Herrera: Gracefully Nurturing ""Mexico"" with Song in the U.S.A. Ruth Hellier""

""5. Kyriakou Pelagia: The Housewife/Grandmother-Star of Cyprus Nicoletta Demetriou""""6. Lexine Solomon: Songs of Connection and Celebration by a Torres Strait Islander Katelyn Barney""; ""7. Marysia's Voice: Defining Home through Song in Poland and Canada Louise Wrazen""; ""8. Sathima Bea Benjamin: Musical Echoes and the Poetics of a South African-American Musical Self Car""; ""9. Sima's Choices: Negotiating Repertoires and Identities in Contemporary Iran Gay Breyley""; ""10. Zainab Herawi: Finding Acclaim in the Conservative Islamic Culture of Afghanistan Veronica Doubl""

""Afterword Ellen Koskoff""""Appendix""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Exploring and celebrating individual lives in diverse situations, this



work is a new departure in the study of women's worldwide music-making. Ten unique women constitute the heart of this volume: each one has engaged her singing voice as a central element in her life, experiencing various opportunities, tensions, and choices through her vocality.