Cassette culture: popular music and technology in north India/ Peter Manuel.

By: Manuel, PeterMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993Description: xix, 302 p.: ill., music ; 24 cmISBN: 0226504018Subject(s): Popular music -- India -- History and criticism | Sound recording industry -- India | Mass media and musicDDC classification: 306.484
Contents:
1. Introduction: Theoretical Perspectives Cassettes and the New Media Technologies Cassette Technology and the "Democratic-Participant" Media Theoretical Approaches: Ethnomusicology and Media Theory Control of the Media Media Content Reception Theory: Effects and Audience Interpretations of Media Content Base and Superstructure in an Integrated Cultural Materialism Conclusions 2. The Impact of Cassettes on the International Recording Industry Contrasting Patterns of Development The International Impact of Cassette Technology Cassette Piracy The Emergence of Legitimate Cassette Industries 3. The Music Industry and Film Culture up to 1975 The Growth of the Indian Record Industry Radio Film Music and Film Culture Film Music: Context and Content The Impact of Film Music on Folk Music Conclusions 4. The Advent of Cassettes: New Alternatives to His Master's Voice Cassettes come to India Cassette Producers Financial and Technological Aspects of the Cassette Industry Promotion and Publicity Music-Industry Organizations Piracy Compact Discs 5. Cassettes and the Modern Ghazal The Traditional Ghazal The Rise and Fall of the Film Ghazal The Modern Ghazal "Pop" Goes the Ghazal Conclusions 6. Devotional Music Music and Bhakti in Hindu Culture Devotional Music and the Mass Media Ghazal, Cassettes, and the Emergence of the Pop Bhajan The Mainstream Pop Bhajan: Aesthetics, Ethos, and Commercialism "Great" and "Little Traditions" in Commercial Devotional Music Production and Marketing of Devotional Music Muslim Devotional Music Cassettes and Live Performance Conclusions 7. The Politics of Parody: Tune-Borrowing in Popular and Folk Music Parody in Hindustani Music Parody in Folk Music "Versions": Recycling the Classics Copyright Conclusions 8. Regional Musics Social Identity and Regional Syncretic Musics Cassettes and Diversification: Region, Language, and Genre Cassettes and Class Expression Gender The Impact of Commodification Song Texts in Regional Cassette-Based Music Cassettes and Lewd Regional Songs Cassettes and Live Performance Regional Cassette Musics Conclusions 9. Rasiya: A Case Study in Commercialization Braj Culture and Rasiya Song Texts in Secular Folk Rasiya Gender Representation in Rasiya Rasiya and Socioeconomic Modernization Rasiya and Mass Culture Film Parodies and Hathrasi Rasiya The Advent of Cassettes Cassettes and the "Little Tradition" of Rasiya Bhakti Secular Rasiya Cassettes Song Texts in Commercial Rasiya Disparaging Perspectives M. H. Zaidi, Rasiya Producer Singer-Poet Sevaram "Tanatan" Sharma Conclusions 10. Cassettes and Sociopolitical Movements Jagori: Cassettes and Women's Liberation Regional Movements in Eastern Bihar Cassettes and the 1989 Elections Regional and Sectarian Movements
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1. Introduction: Theoretical Perspectives
Cassettes and the New Media Technologies
Cassette Technology and the "Democratic-Participant" Media
Theoretical Approaches: Ethnomusicology and Media Theory
Control of the Media
Media Content
Reception Theory: Effects and Audience Interpretations of Media Content
Base and Superstructure in an Integrated Cultural Materialism
Conclusions

2. The Impact of Cassettes on the International Recording Industry
Contrasting Patterns of Development
The International Impact of Cassette Technology
Cassette Piracy
The Emergence of Legitimate Cassette Industries

3. The Music Industry and Film Culture up to 1975
The Growth of the Indian Record Industry
Radio
Film Music and Film Culture
Film Music: Context and Content
The Impact of Film Music on Folk Music
Conclusions

4. The Advent of Cassettes: New Alternatives to His Master's Voice
Cassettes come to India
Cassette Producers
Financial and Technological Aspects of the Cassette Industry
Promotion and Publicity
Music-Industry Organizations
Piracy
Compact Discs

5. Cassettes and the Modern Ghazal
The Traditional Ghazal
The Rise and Fall of the Film Ghazal
The Modern Ghazal
"Pop" Goes the Ghazal
Conclusions

6. Devotional Music
Music and Bhakti in Hindu Culture
Devotional Music and the Mass Media
Ghazal, Cassettes, and the Emergence of the Pop Bhajan
The Mainstream Pop Bhajan: Aesthetics, Ethos, and Commercialism
"Great" and "Little Traditions" in Commercial Devotional Music
Production and Marketing of Devotional Music
Muslim Devotional Music
Cassettes and Live Performance
Conclusions

7. The Politics of Parody: Tune-Borrowing in Popular and Folk Music
Parody in Hindustani Music
Parody in Folk Music

"Versions": Recycling the Classics
Copyright
Conclusions

8. Regional Musics
Social Identity and Regional Syncretic Musics
Cassettes and Diversification: Region, Language, and Genre
Cassettes and Class Expression
Gender
The Impact of Commodification
Song Texts in Regional Cassette-Based Music
Cassettes and Lewd Regional Songs
Cassettes and Live Performance
Regional Cassette Musics
Conclusions

9. Rasiya: A Case Study in Commercialization
Braj Culture and Rasiya
Song Texts in Secular Folk Rasiya
Gender Representation in Rasiya
Rasiya and Socioeconomic Modernization
Rasiya and Mass Culture
Film Parodies and Hathrasi Rasiya
The Advent of Cassettes
Cassettes and the "Little Tradition" of Rasiya Bhakti
Secular Rasiya Cassettes
Song Texts in Commercial Rasiya
Disparaging Perspectives
M. H. Zaidi, Rasiya Producer
Singer-Poet Sevaram "Tanatan" Sharma
Conclusions

10. Cassettes and Sociopolitical Movements
Jagori: Cassettes and Women's Liberation
Regional Movements in Eastern Bihar
Cassettes and the 1989 Elections
Regional and Sectarian Movements

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