Music as Social Life
The Politics of Participation
- Contents
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List of Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction: Why Music Matters
2 Participatory and Presentational Performance
3 The Recording Fields: High Fidelity and Studio Audio Art
4 Habits of the Self, Identity, and Culture
5 Participatory, Presentational, and High Fidelity Music in Zimbabwe
6 Old-Time Music and Dance: Cultural Cohorts and Cultural Formations
7 Music and Political Movements
8 For Love or Money
Glossary
References
Annotated Discography
Index
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