Living politics, making music : the writings of Jan Fairley / / edited by Simon Frith, Stan Rijven and Ian Christie

• Autore: Fairley Jan
• Pubblicazione: Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Ashgate, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (219 p.)
• Disciplina: 780.9
• Soggetto topico: World music - History and criticism; Popular music - Chile - History and criticism; Popular music - Political aspects - Chile - History - 20th century; Popular music - Cuba - History and criticism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): FrithSimon <1946->; RijvenStan <1949->; ChristieIan <1945->
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; General Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Jan Fairley, World Music and Popular Music Studies; Introduction: Jan Fairley and the Circuits of Journalism; Part I Nueva Canción: Writings on Chile; 1 La Nueva Canción Latinoamericana (1984); 2 Alive and Performing in Latin America: An Essay Review (1988); 3 Analysing Performance: Narrative and Ideology in Concerts by ¡Karaxú! (1989); 4 Inti-Illimani: Living a Life through Making Music (2002); Part II Making Sense of World Music; 5 The 'Local' and 'Global' in Popular Music (2001); 6 Ports of Call ; 7 The Songlines Guides8 There is a Place Where Music Really Does Change Lives ... El Sistema (2012); Part III Writings on Cuba; 9 'Ay Díos, Ampárame' ('O God, Protect Me'); 10 Dancing Back to Front: Regeton, Sexuality, Gender and Transnationalism in Cuba (2006); 11 Control Shift (2010); Part IV Profiles of Music-makers; 12 Profiles from fRoots; Afterword: Thanks to Life: Jan Fairley, Musical Scholar and Activist; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The late Jan Fairley (1949-2012) was a key figure in making world music a significant topic for popular music studies and this book celebrates her contribution to popular music scholarship by gathering her most important work together in a single place. The result is a richly informed and entertaining volume that will be of interest to all scholars in the field while also serving as an excellent introduction for students interested in popular music as a global phenomenon. This is inspiring as well as essential reading.
• Titolo autorizzato: Living politics, making music
• ISBN: 1-317-10396-3; 1-317-10395-5; 1-4724-1417-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464921303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series