Week 6 (Feb 8-12) - Marketing authenticity: traditional music in the world music market
Tuesday 9: Lecture & class discussion
Assigned readings:
Shannon, Jonathan H. “Sultans of Spin. Syrian Sacred Music on the World Stage.” In Post, Jennifer C. (ed.) Ethnomusicology. A Contemporary Reader. New York: Routledge, 2006, pp. 17-32;
Chen, Pi-yen. “Buddhist chant, devotional song, and commercial popular music: from ritual to rock mantra”, Ethnomusicology, 49/2, 2005, pp. 266-286.
Links for this class:
http://www.fesfestival.com/en07/city-festival.php
Thursday 11: Film screening and class discussion
Film: When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan. By Jasmine Dellal. Little Dust Production, 2006.
Additional reading:
Zemp, Hugo. "The/An Ethnomusicologist and the Record Business", Yearbook for Traditional Music, 28, 1996, pp. 36-56.
