Global Pop: World Music, World Markets (Paperback)

by Timothy Taylor (Author) "One of the most notable trends in the music industry since the 1980s has been the rise in popularity of new music genres: world music,..." (more)
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"...Timothy Taylor opens up many new perspectives...in this excellent study. ...this is a valuable addition to a growing literature." -- RPM

"...bound to become a key text in its field...." -- Popular Music

...bound to become a key text in its field... -- Popular Music
...Timothy Taylor opens up many new perspectives...in this excellent study. ...this is a valuable addition to a growing literature. -- RPM
Global Pob has much to offer readers interested in the evolution of the world-music market and raises important questions about ethnographic method. -- Notes
Finally, an easily digestible yet academically sound tome that gathers up and explains this sprawling popular phenomenon called world music. Timothy D. Taylor. . . takes the right approach from the get-go. -- Dirty Linen Magazine
[An] erudite exploration of the philosophies behind the fastest growing music market. -- Shift
Tim Taylor's Global Pop presents detailed and dazzling original interpretations of popular music from the four corners of the globe. -- George Lipsitz, University of California, San Diego

...bound to become a key text in its field... -- Popular Music
...Timothy Taylor opens up many new perspectives...in this excellent study. ...this is a valuable addition to a growing literature. -- RPM
Global Pob has much to offer readers interested in the evolution of the world-music market and raises important questions about ethnographic method. -- Notes
Finally, an easily digestible yet academically sound tome that gathers up and explains this sprawling popular phenomenon called world music. Timothy D. Taylor. . . takes the right approach from the get-go. -- Dirty Linen Magazine
[An] erudite exploration of the philosophies behind the fastest growing music market. -- Shift
Tim Taylors Global Pop presents detailed and dazzling original interpretations of popular music from the four corners of the globe. -- George Lipsitz, University of California, San Diego

Product Description
Global Pop examines the rise of "world musics" and "world beat", and some of the musicians associated with these new genres such as Peter Gabriel, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Johnny Clegg. Drawing on a wide range of sources--academic, popular, cyber, interviews, and the music itself--Global Pop charts an accessible path through many of the issues and contradictions surrounding the contemporary movement of people and musics worldwide. Global Pop examines the range of discourses employed in and around world music, demonstrating how the central concept of authenticity is wielded by musicians, fans, and other listeners, and looks at some of these musics in detail, examining ways they are caught up in forms of domination and resistance. The book also explores how some cross-cultural collaborations may fashion new musics and identities through innovative combinations of sounds and styles.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Routledge (July 22, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415918723
• ISBN-13: 978-0415918725
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #303,531 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unique Perspective On World Music Phenomenon, April 20, 1999

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The book is full of insight into "world music," which is mainly a marketing concept but also encompasses most of the world's popular music! This is an academic work that is also enjoyable to read and complements well those studies that focus on the artists and music, such as "World Music: The Rough Guide" and "The Brazilian Sound."