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OverviewDrawing on extensive fieldwork, explores the contemporary pop music scene in this little understood Southeast Asian country. Burma's Pop Music Industry is the first book to explore the contemporary pop music industry in a country that is little known or understood in the West. Based on years of fieldwork in Burma/Myanmar, Heather MacLachlan's work explores the ways in which aspiring musical artists are forging a place within the highly repressive social and political context that is Burma today. It deals sensitively with issues such as negotiating local and global styles,performance contexts and practices, and, more importantly, with ethical issues such as the anonymity of informants and the place of Western ethnomusicologists in countries outside the West. Drawn from interviews conducted from 2007 through 2009 with Burmese composers, performers, producers, concert promoters, journalists, recording engineers, radio station employees, music teachers, and censors in Yangon -- Burma's largest city and the locus of all pop music production -- Burma's Pop Music Industry represents a significant contribution both to popular music studies and to Southeast Asian studies. Heather MacLachlan is Assistant Professor of Music, University of Dayton. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Heather MacLachlan (Customer)Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: University of Rochester Press Volume: v. 1 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.346kg ISBN: 9781580464710ISBN 10: 1580464718 Pages: 234 Publication Date: 01 October 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction The Creators of Burmese Pop Music The Sound of Burmese Pop Songs Learning Music in Burma Today Six Facets of the Burmese Pop Music Industry Musicians and the Censors: The Negotiation of Power Conclusion: The Significance of the Burmese Perspective Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsA major contribution on a number of fronts. . . drawing on thorough ethnographic work. . . Should figure in the research and teaching of popular music and culture in Asia. JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES Burma's Pop Music Industry is significant. . . MacLachlan's analysis is perfectly situated. JOURNAL OF POPULAR MUSIC STUDIES A major contribution on a number of fronts...drawing on thorough ethnographic work...Should figure in the research and teaching of popular music and culture in Asia. JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES Burma's Pop Music Industry is significant...MacLachlan's analysis is perfectly situated. JOURNAL OF POPULAR MUSIC STUDIES Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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