Whose Master's Voice?: The Development of Popular Music in Thirteen Cultures / Edition 1

by Fouli T. Papageorgiou

Overview

What are the interactions between transnational communication and national cultures? This work attempts to answer this critical question in the study of culture and communication. It takes as its vehicle of study the music industry and music making in 13 different cultures, presenting an insider's view of a global cultural experience. Of interest to musicologists and sociologists alike, plus anyone fascinated by distant cultures and how they are affected by external as well as internal communication systems.

The chapters are a collection of research findings produced for the International Communications and Youth Cultures Consortium (ICYC), an informal group of international scholars in many disciplines who are committed to understanding the economic and social factors that influence cultures and youth. Their point of view in this work is their individual country and the tensions that arise from the development of international communication systems. Each view is from inside the country; external influences are not subjects of study in themselves but are viewed as part of a complex scene along with other variables operating in various national situations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313277726
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/19/1997
Series:	Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance , #41
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)
Lexile:	1480L (what's this?)

About the Author

ALISON J. EWBANK is a freelance writer in England, having spent many years at the Institute for Mass Communications Studies at Leeds University. Her research there included studying the political aspects of mass media. She is co-author of Social Conflict and Television News and Music at the Margins (1991).

FOULI T. PAPAGEORGIOU is Director of the Centre for Development Studies Planning and Research in Athens, Greece. She has extensive research experience on issues related to policymaking in the areas of leisure and recreation. She is co-author of Music at the Margins (1991).

Table of Contents

Tables
Preface
Introduction
The Australian Rock Music Scene by Susanna Agardy and Lawrence Zion
Culture, Media and the Music Industry in Brazil by Nelly de Camargo
The English Experience by Alison J. Ewbank
Popular Music and the Music Industry in Greece by Fouli T. Papageorgiou
A Brief History of Music Production in Hawaii by Elizabeth B. Buck
Music in India: A Look at Something Different by Usha Vyasulu Reddy
The Israeli Musical Environment: Cultural Heritage and Sociocultural Change by Hanna Adoni
Local Musicians in Jamaica: A Case Study by Marlene Cuthbert and Avonie Brown
Interactions of Imported and Indigenous Musics in Japan: A Historical Overview of the Music Industry by Toru Mitsui
The Problem of Our Time: Culture or Industrial Culture? Musical Creation or Industrialized Musical Products? The Spanish Case by Blanca Munoz
Seeking the Best Integration: Popular Music in Taiwan by Georgette Wang
Visceral Vibes and a Place in the Sun: U.S. Popular Music by Deanna Campbell Robinson, Jack Banks, and Nancy Breaux
Uruguayan Popular Music: Notes on Recent History by Carlos Alberto Martins and Carlos Dumpiérrez
Index

Editorial Reviews

Examines the structure of the global culture industry and its impact on national cultures, focusing on the production of popular music in countries including Brazil, England, India, Jamaica, Japan, and the US. Looks at how different cultures incorporate pop/rock elements in the creation of contemporary indigenous music in response to social, political, and economic changes. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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