Melanesian Mainstream

Stringband Music and Identity in Vanuatu

AvSebastian T. Ellerich

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

Del i serien Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-01-05
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:507 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists
Antal sidor:266
Förlag:Berghahn Books
ISBN:9781805392231

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Musikhistoria inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

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.

Recensioner i media

“Melanesia Mainstream is a valuable historical record of the genre offering much detail—detail that reflects Ellerich’s determination to tell the stringband story comprehensively.” • Lamont Lindstrom, University of Tulsa

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgmentsPreludeIntroductionChapter 1. A History of Stringban Miusik in VanuatuChapter 2. Stringban Miusik and Its Musical CharacteristicsChapter 3. LyricsChapter 4. The Music Industry in VanuatuChapter 5. Stringbands as Social groupsConclusion: Vanuatu Stringban Miusik and Other Musics in OceaniaBibliography