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Melanesian Mainstream: Stringband Music and Identity in Vanuatu

Melanesian Mainstream: Stringband Music and Identity in Vanuatu

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Availability:In StockContributor:Sebastian T. EllerichSeries:Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oc #11Publish date:2024-01-05Pages:266
Language:EnglishPublisher:Berghahn BooksISBN-13:9781805392231ISBN-10:1805392239UPC:9781805392231Book Category:Music, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Criticism, Anthropology, OceaniaBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.0913Product ID:SC8ZC274M9

Citizens of Vanuatu (ni-Vanuatu) perceive stringband music as a marker of national identity, an indicator of their cultural, stylistic, and musical heritage. Through extensive field and ethnographic research, Melanesian Mainstream offers a detailed historical record of the roots, context, evolution, and impact of stringband music. Beyond chronicling the genre�s history and cultural significance, this thorough monograph positions the genre�s musical hybridity, communal lyrics, and unique organizational structures as key factors in the anthropological understanding of ni-Vanuatu socio-cultural history.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Berghahn BooksISBN-13:9781805392231ISBN-10:1805392239UPC:9781805392231Book Category:Music, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Criticism, Anthropology, OceaniaBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.0913Product ID:SC8ZC274M9

Sebastian T. Ellerich is a lecturer at the Institute of Musicology of the University of Cologne. His research interests in the fields of anthropology and ethnomusicology focus on Oceania. He is also a performing musician who plays with various groups and a music teacher specializing in the ukulele.


Publisher: Berghahn Books

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