Popular Dance and Music in Modern Egypt

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

This book is an exploration into the history, aesthetics, social reality, regulation, and transformation of dance and dance music in Egypt. It covers Oriental dance, known as belly dance or danse du ventre, regional or group-specific dances and rituals, sha'bi (lower-class urban music and dance style), mulid (drawing on Sufi tradition and saints' day festivals) and mahraganat (youth-created, primarily electronic music with lively rhythms and biting lyrics). The chapters discuss genres and sub-genres and their evolution, the demeanor of dancers, trends old and new, and social and political criticism that use the imagery of dance or a dancer. Also considered are the globalization of Egyptian dance, the replication or fantasies of raqs sharqi outside of Egypt, as well as the dance as a hobby, competitive dance form, and focus of international dance festivals.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-12-24
Mått:178 x 254 x 14 mm
Vikt:513 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:284
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476681993

Utforska kategorier

Världsmusik inom Kultur
Dansböcker inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Sherifa Zuhur is a research scholar, performer, author and contributing editor of 18 previous books. She held academic appointments at MIT, University of California, Berkeley, the American University in Cairo, and the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College. She lives in Berkeley, California.

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“Closes a multitude of holes in our understanding, eliminates the need to rely on colonialist wish-story...important, well-written chronicle”—Carolina Varga Dinicu a.k.a. “MOROCCO,” dancer/choreographer

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction and Notes on Music and TransliterationOne. The ‘Awalim’s Path to the SalaTwo. From the Sala to the Silver Screen and BeyondThree. Ya Dall‘a, Ya Dall‘a: Demeanor and FlirtationFour. Mulid: Reinvigorating Spiritual and Popular Legitimacy in Egyptian Music and DanceFive. From Sha‘bi Music and Culture to Mahragan Dance MusicSix. Al-Raqs al-Sha‘bi wa al-Musiqa Sha‘biyya: Egypt’s Regional Particularist Dances and Music in TransitionSeven. Bad, Bad Baladi: Sama al-Masry and Dance as SarcasmEight. Globalization of Egyptian Dance GlossaryChapter NotesBibliographyIndex