{"product_id":"yorzbza-bzatza-goes-global-debra-l-klein-9780226439556","title":"Yorùbá Bàtá Goes Global: Artists, Culture Brokers, and Fans","description":"Responding to growing international interest in the Yorùbá culture of southwestern Nigeria, practitioners of bàtá--a centuries-old drumming, dancing, and singing tradition--have recast themselves as traditional performers in a global market. As the Nigerian market for ritual bàtá has been declining, international opportunities for performance have grown. Debra L. Klein's lively ethnography explores this disjunction, revealing the world of bàtá artists and the global culture market that helps to sustain their art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYorùbá Bàtá Goes Global\u003c\/i\u003e describes the dramatic changes and reinventions of traditional bàtá performance in recent years, showing how they are continually recreated, performed, and sold. Klein delves into the lives of Yorùbá musicians, focusing on their strategic collaborations with artists, culture brokers, researchers, and entrepreneurs worldwide. And she explores how reinvigorated performing ensembles are beginning to parlay success on the world stage into increased power and status within Nigeria. Klein's study of the interwoven roles of innovation and tradition will interest scholars of African, global, and cultural studies, anthropology, and ethnomusicology alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Debra L. Klein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226439550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226439556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 6.34w x 0.66d","brand":"Debra L. Klein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437882683647,"sku":"9780226439556","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5976544f-e0ef-4097-bca3-6d02beb55e83.jpg?v=1777167415","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/yorzbza-bzatza-goes-global-debra-l-klein-9780226439556","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}