Sounding Roman: Representation and Performing Identity in Western Turkey by Seeman

Sounding Roman: Representation and Performing Identity in Western Turkey (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199949267)

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Sounding Roman: Representation and Performing Identity in Western Turkey by Seeman

Sounding Roman: Representation and Performing Identity in Western Turkey

$58.00
Sounding Roman: Representation and Performing Identity in Western Turkey by Seeman

Sounding Roman: Representation and Performing Identity in Western Turkey

$58.00
Format: Paperback
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Sounding Roman narrates the vibrant use of music to challenge long-term marginalization of Turkish Roman ("Gypsies"). Descriptions of weddings, recording studios, rehearsals and concerts enable readers to witness the emergence of new social identities and political responses as Roman musicians bring new musical forms and styles into local and world music markets.

Author: Seeman
ISBN-10: 0199949263
ISBN-13: 9780199949267
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2019
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d
By Seeman
By Seeman
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Sonia Tamar Seeman is an ethnomusicologist at the University of Texas, Austin. She has conducted field research and worked with Romani professional musicians in Macedonia since 1985 and in Turkey since 1995, and consulted with human rights organizations. In addition to producing and facilitating recording projects, she is also founder and director of Middle Eastern Ensemble "Bereket" at the University of Texas, Ask-I Mesk and an active performer on Turkish G clarinet and Turkish kanun.

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