Sounding indigenous : authenticity in Bolivian music performance / Michelle Bigenho.
| Author/creator | Bigenho, Michelle, 1965- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Palgrave, 2002. |
| Description | xiii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Authenticity matters -- What makes you want to dance -- "Time!" -- Indigenous cool and the politics of aesthetics -- The burden and lightness of authenticity -- Sonorous sovereignty -- The indigenous work and its authorship -- Codas, Despedidas, and Kacharpayas. |
| Abstract | This book explores the relations between music, people, and places through the analysis of Bolivian music performances: by a non-governmental organization involved in musical activities, by an urban music performing ensemble, and by the indigenous people living in two rural areas of Potosi. The book frames debates of Bolivian national and indigenous identities in terms of contrasting attitudes people assume toward cultural and artistic authenticity, and the power relations that shape these differences. This multi-sited ethnography examines the contemporary privileging of indigenous authenticity in the pluricultural Bolivian context, and within a globalized political economy of cultural difference. The book makes unique contributions through an emphasis on music as sensory experience, an examination of the ideologies behind competing claims to authenticity, a combined focus on different kinds of Bolivian music (indigenous, popular, avant-garde), and an interpretation of local, national, and transnational fieldwork experiences. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-277), discography (pages 276-277), filmography (page 277), and index. |
| LCCN | 2001056142 |
| ISBN | 0312239165 |
| ISBN | 0312240155 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0312239068 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML239.B6 B54 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |