Melanesian mainstream : stringband music and identity in Vanuatu /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 22 April, 2025 - 21:30

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Ellerich, Sebastian T.,

Source:

Berghahn Books,, Volume volume 11, New York, United States, p.xiv, 225 pages : (2024)

Call Number:

ML3775.V36

Keywords:

Aspect social, Folk music, Histoire et critique., History and criticism., Music, Musique, Social aspects, String band music, String band, Musique de, String bands, Vanuatu, Vanuatu.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- A History of Stringban Miusik in Vanuatu -- Stringban Miusik and Its Musical Characteristics -- Lyrics -- The Music Industry in Vanuatu -- Stringbands as Social Groups -- Conclusion. Vanuatu Stringban Miusik and Other Musics in Oceania."Citizens of Vanuatu (ni-Vanuatu) perceive stringband music as a marker of national identity, an indicator of their cultural, stylistic, and musical heritage. Through extensive field and ethnographic research, Melanesian Mainstream offers a detailed historical record of the roots, context, evolution, and impact of stringband music. Beyond chronicling the genre's history and cultural significance, this thorough monograph positions the genre's musical hybridity, communal lyrics, and unique organizational structures as key factors in the anthropological understanding of ni-Vanuatu socio-cultural history"--