Social voices : the cultural politics of singers around the globe /
Social voices : the cultural politics of singers around the globe /
Cultural politics of singers around the globe
edited by Levi S. Gibbs.
- 1 online resource (viii, 261 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. The Cultural Politics of Singers / Levi S. Gibbs -- Part I. The Politics Of Authenticity And Iconicity. Introduction / Jeff Todd Titon ; Becoming a "Folk" Icon : Pete Seeger and Musical Activism / Anthony Seeger ; An Ordinary Icon : Cassettes, Counternarratives, and Shaykh Imam / Andrew Simon ; Idolatry and Iconoclasm in K-Pop Fandom / John Lie -- Part II. Race, Gender, Ethnicity, And Class. Introduction / Eric Lott ; All On They Mouth Like Liquor / Treva B. Lindsey ; Compromise and Competition: The Musical Identities of Afro-Cuban Women Singers / Christina D. Abreu ; Challenging the Divide Between Elite and Mass Cultures : Opera Icon Beverly Sills / Nancy Guy -- Part III. Multiplicities Of Representations. Introduction / Ruth Hellier ; Artful Politics of the Voice : "Queen of Romani Music" Esma Red�zepova / Carol Silverman ; Teresa Teng : Embodying Asia's Cold Wars / Michael K. Bourdaghs ; Women, Political Voice, and the South African Diaspora, 1959-2020 / Carol A. Muller -- Part IV. Singers And Songs As Interweaving Narratives. Introduction / Kwame Dawes ; The Vocal Narratives of Lata Mangeshkar : Gender, Politics, and Nation in India / Natalie Sarrazin ; Ya Toyour : One Song in Two Voices / Katherine Meizel -- Afterword: The Power of Song / Elijah Wald.
"Around the world and across time, singers and their songs stand at the crossroads of differing politics and perspectives. Levi S. Gibbs edits a collection built around the idea of listening as a political act that produces meaning. Contributors explore a wide range of issues by examining artists like Romani icon Esma Red�zepova, Indian legend Lata Mangeshkar, and pop superstar Teresa Teng. Topics include gendered performances and the negotiation of race and class identities; the class-related contradictions exposed by the divide between highbrow and pop culture; links between narratives of overcoming struggle and the distinction between privileged and marginalized identities; singers' ability to adapt to shifting notions of history, borders, gender, and memory in order to connect with listeners; how the meanings we read into a singer's life and art build on one another; and technology's ability to challenge our ideas about what constitutes music. Cutting-edge and original, Social Voices reveals how singers and their songs equip us to process social change and divergent opinions"--
0252054768 9780252054761
22573/cats6299582 JSTOR
2022058886
Music--Social aspects.
Music--Political aspects.
Popular music--History and criticism.
Vocal music--History and criticism.
Singers--Social conditions.
Music--Political aspects.
Music--Social aspects.
Popular music.
Vocal music.
MUSIC / General
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
ML3916 / .S656 2023
306.4/842
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. The Cultural Politics of Singers / Levi S. Gibbs -- Part I. The Politics Of Authenticity And Iconicity. Introduction / Jeff Todd Titon ; Becoming a "Folk" Icon : Pete Seeger and Musical Activism / Anthony Seeger ; An Ordinary Icon : Cassettes, Counternarratives, and Shaykh Imam / Andrew Simon ; Idolatry and Iconoclasm in K-Pop Fandom / John Lie -- Part II. Race, Gender, Ethnicity, And Class. Introduction / Eric Lott ; All On They Mouth Like Liquor / Treva B. Lindsey ; Compromise and Competition: The Musical Identities of Afro-Cuban Women Singers / Christina D. Abreu ; Challenging the Divide Between Elite and Mass Cultures : Opera Icon Beverly Sills / Nancy Guy -- Part III. Multiplicities Of Representations. Introduction / Ruth Hellier ; Artful Politics of the Voice : "Queen of Romani Music" Esma Red�zepova / Carol Silverman ; Teresa Teng : Embodying Asia's Cold Wars / Michael K. Bourdaghs ; Women, Political Voice, and the South African Diaspora, 1959-2020 / Carol A. Muller -- Part IV. Singers And Songs As Interweaving Narratives. Introduction / Kwame Dawes ; The Vocal Narratives of Lata Mangeshkar : Gender, Politics, and Nation in India / Natalie Sarrazin ; Ya Toyour : One Song in Two Voices / Katherine Meizel -- Afterword: The Power of Song / Elijah Wald.
"Around the world and across time, singers and their songs stand at the crossroads of differing politics and perspectives. Levi S. Gibbs edits a collection built around the idea of listening as a political act that produces meaning. Contributors explore a wide range of issues by examining artists like Romani icon Esma Red�zepova, Indian legend Lata Mangeshkar, and pop superstar Teresa Teng. Topics include gendered performances and the negotiation of race and class identities; the class-related contradictions exposed by the divide between highbrow and pop culture; links between narratives of overcoming struggle and the distinction between privileged and marginalized identities; singers' ability to adapt to shifting notions of history, borders, gender, and memory in order to connect with listeners; how the meanings we read into a singer's life and art build on one another; and technology's ability to challenge our ideas about what constitutes music. Cutting-edge and original, Social Voices reveals how singers and their songs equip us to process social change and divergent opinions"--
0252054768 9780252054761
22573/cats6299582 JSTOR
2022058886
Music--Social aspects.
Music--Political aspects.
Popular music--History and criticism.
Vocal music--History and criticism.
Singers--Social conditions.
Music--Political aspects.
Music--Social aspects.
Popular music.
Vocal music.
MUSIC / General
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
ML3916 / .S656 2023
306.4/842