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More Than Bollywood: Studies in Indian Popular Music
Gregory D. Booth
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Description for More Than Bollywood: Studies in Indian Popular Music
Paperback. This is the first book to tackle the diverse styles and multiple histories of popular musics in India. Fourteen of the world's leading scholars on Indian popular music have contributed chapters on a range of topics from the classic songs of Bollywood to Indian rock music, summarized by a reflective afterword by popular music scholar Timothy Taylor. Editor(s): Booth, Gregory D.; Shope, Bradley G. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones; 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AVGE; AVGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 232 x 26. Weight in Grams: 542.
This is the first book to tackle the diverse styles and multiple histories of popular musics in India. It brings together fourteen of the world's leading scholars on Indian popular music to contribute chapters on a range of topics from the classic songs of Bollywood to contemporary remixes, summarized by a reflective afterword by popular music scholar Timothy Taylor. The chapters in this volume address the impact of media and technology on contemporary music, the variety of industrial developments and contexts for Indian popular music, and historical trends in popular music development both before and after the Indian Independence ... Read more
This is the first book to tackle the diverse styles and multiple histories of popular musics in India. It brings together fourteen of the world's leading scholars on Indian popular music to contribute chapters on a range of topics from the classic songs of Bollywood to contemporary remixes, summarized by a reflective afterword by popular music scholar Timothy Taylor. The chapters in this volume address the impact of media and technology on contemporary music, the variety of industrial developments and contexts for Indian popular music, and historical trends in popular music development both before and after the Indian Independence ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
542g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199928859
SKU
V9780199928859
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About Gregory D. Booth
GREGORY D. BOOTH is an Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Auckland and has been engaged in the study of Indian music and culture for more than thirty years. He is the author of two books: Behind the Curtain: Making Music in Mumbai's Film Studios (OUP 2008) and Brass Baja: Stories from the ... Read more
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