Paris Africain : rhythms of the African diaspora / James A. Winders.

Author/creator Winders, James A., 1949-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York, N.Y. ; Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Descriptionxv, 231 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Part I. Apparent embrace: Les Années Quatre-Vingt. Sub-Saharan African musicians in Paris and the recent history of French immigration -- New immigrants, new music, 1981-1985 -- "La world music" in Paris, 1985-1989 -- Part II. No longer welcome? The changed climate of the 1990s. Anti-immigrant politics and transformations of the music business, 1989-1996 -- High expectations, dashed hopes: the left and African immigration , 1997-2002 -- Part III. Millennial mutations: African Parisians, Parisian Africans. Paris, Dakar, and Bamako: new directions in music and migration -- A new politics of space: performance and sociability -- Culture and citizenship for a new century.
Abstract The growth of African immigration to France at the end of the twentieth century wrought cultural change in this epicenter of the avant-garde in European art and music. If one visits the record stores, clubs, and restaurants of contemporary Paris, one would find the influence of France's former colonies at work. The author presents the story of African immigrants to France as a unique chapter in the long history of the reception accorded expatriate artists in Paris. The author demonstrates that France's newest immigrants are making marks in French culture that will not be erased.
General note"Portions of the text appeared as "Mobility and cultural identity," in French historical studies. Copyright 2006."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN1403960046 (hbk.)
ISBN9781403960047 (hbk.)

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