Ashgate Popular and Folk Music: Popular Music and Human Rights: Volume II: World Music (Hardcover)

Popular music has long understood that human rights if attainable at all invol... Popular music has long understood that human rights if attainable at all involve a struggle without end. The right to imagine an individual will the right to some form of self-determination and the right to self-legislation have long been at the... more

At times it appears that a whole industry exists to perpetuate the myth of ori... At times it appears that a whole industry exists to perpetuate the myth of origin of the Beatles. There certainly exists a popular music (or perhaps rock ) origin myth concerning this group and the city of Liverpool and this draws in devotees as if on... more

The intense and continuing popularity of the long-running television show Buff... The intense and continuing popularity of the long-running television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) has long been matched by the range and depth of the academic critical response. This volume the first devoted to the show s imaginative and... more

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Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (1912-67) has had an immense impact on popular culture ... Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (1912-67) has had an immense impact on popular culture throughout the world. His folk music brought traditional song from the rural communities of the American southwest to the urban American listener and through the global... more

Psychedelic music is a fascinating yet under-researched field of study. This t... Psychedelic music is a fascinating yet under-researched field of study. This thought-provoking collection offers a broad introduction to the field of psychedelic music studies bringing together scholarly work on psychedelic music in genres like rock... more

This book examines the diverse facets of popular music in Malta paying special... This book examines the diverse facets of popular music in Malta paying special attention to għana (Malta s folk song) the wind band tradition and modern popular music. Ciantar provides intriguing discussions and examples of how popular music on this... more

Grime music has been central to British youth culture since the beginning of t... Grime music has been central to British youth culture since the beginning of the 21st century. Performed by MCs and DJs it is an Afrodiasporic form that developed on street corners on pirate radio and at raves. Level Up: Live Performance and Creative... more

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 8 is one of six volumes wi... The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 8 is one of six volumes within the Genre strand of the series. This volume discusses the genres of North America in relation to their cultural historical and geographic origins; technical musical... more

This book explores how people may use music in ways that are helpful for them ... This book explores how people may use music in ways that are helpful for them especially in relation to a sense of wellbeing belonging and participation. The central premise for the study is that help is not a decontextualized effect that music... more

To date there has been a significant gap in existing knowledge about the socia... To date there has been a significant gap in existing knowledge about the social history of music in Britain from 1950 to the present day. The three volumes of Live Music in Britain address this gap and do so through a unique prism-that of live music.... more

This volume offers a comprehensive range of approaches to the work of Mark E. ... This volume offers a comprehensive range of approaches to the work of Mark E. Smith and his band The Fall in relation to music art and politics. Mark E. Smith remains one of the most divisive and idiosyncratic figures in popular music after a recording... more

The term record collecting is shorthand for a variety of related practices. Fo... The term record collecting is shorthand for a variety of related practices. Foremost is the collection of sound recordings in various formats - although often with a marked preference for vinyl - by individuals and it is this dimension of record... more

This book highlights how the diverse nature of spiritual practices are experie... This book highlights how the diverse nature of spiritual practices are experienced and manifest through the medium of popular music. At first glance chapters on Krishnacore the Rave Church phenomenon and post-punk repertoire of Psychic TV may appear to... more

The term Canterbury sound emerged in the late 60s and early 70s to refer to a ... The term Canterbury sound emerged in the late 60s and early 70s to refer to a signature style within psychedelic and progressive rock. Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene Identity and Myth explores Canterbury as a metaphor and reality a symbolic... more