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The Tango Machine: Musical Culture in the Age of Expediency (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
Morgan James Luker
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Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; AVGH; JFCA; JHBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
In Argentina, tango isn't just the national music it's a national brand. But ask any contemporary Argentine if they ever really listen to it and chances are the answer is no: tango hasn't been popular for more than fifty years. In this book, Morgan James Luker explores that odd paradox by tracing the many ways Argentina draws upon tango as a resource for a wide array of economic, social, and cultural that is to say, non-musical projects. In doing so, he illuminates new facets of all musical culture in an age of expediency when the value and meaning of the ... Read more
In Argentina, tango isn't just the national music it's a national brand. But ask any contemporary Argentine if they ever really listen to it and chances are the answer is no: tango hasn't been popular for more than fifty years. In this book, Morgan James Luker explores that odd paradox by tracing the many ways Argentina draws upon tango as a resource for a wide array of economic, social, and cultural that is to say, non-musical projects. In doing so, he illuminates new facets of all musical culture in an age of expediency when the value and meaning of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology
Condition
New
Weight
318g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226385549
SKU
V9780226385549
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About Morgan James Luker
Morgan James Luker is associate professor of music at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
Reviews for The Tango Machine: Musical Culture in the Age of Expediency (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
Examines how contemporary tango music has been drawn upon and used as a resource for cultural, social, and economic development in Buenos Aires, addressing how the value and meaning of musical culture has been reframed by the age of expediency.
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