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Melanesian mainstream : stringband music and identity in Vanuatu / Sebastian T. Ellerich. 6

By: Ellerich, Sebastian T., 4 0 16, [, author.] | [, ] |

Contributor(s): 5 6 [] |

Language: Unknown language code Summary language: Unknown language code Original language: Unknown language code Series: ; New York : Berghahn, copyright 2024;[2024]46Edition: Description: 24 cm. xiv, 225 pages : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781805392231ISSN: 2Other title: 6 []Uniform titles: | | Related works: 1 40 6 []Subject(s): -- 2 -- 0 -- -- | -- 2 -- 0 -- 6 -- | 2 0 -- | -- -- 20 -- | | -- -- History and criticism.;History and criticism.;Social aspects String band music; Folk music;Music;String bands -- Vanuatu; Vanuatu;Vanuatu.;Vanuatu. -- -- | -- -- -- 20 -- --Genre/Form: -- 2 -- Additional physical formats: DDC classification: | LOC classification: | | 2Other classification:

Contents:

Introduction -- A History of Stringban Miusik in Vanuatu -- Stringban Miusik and Its Musical Characteristics -- Lyrics -- The Music Industry in Vanuatu -- Stringbands as Social Groups -- Conclusion. Vanuatu Stringban Miusik and Other Musics in Oceania.

Action note: In: Summary: 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-- Provided by publisher. Other editions:

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Item type	Current location	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	PLM	PLM Circulation Section	Circulation-Circulating	ML3775.V36 .E45 2024 (Browse shelf)	Available		C37250

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Includes bibliographical references and index. 56

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-- Provided by publisher.

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