Music, Immigration and the City - 9780367335700

Taylor & Francis

Music, Immigration and the CityA Transatlantic Dialogue\nAuthor(s): Philip Kasinitz, Marco Martiniello\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367335700, 978-0367335700\nSynopsis\nThis volume brings together the work of social scientists and music scholars examining the role of migrant and migrant descended communities in the production and consumption of popular music in Europe and North America. \n\nThe contributions to the collection include studies of language and local identity in hip hop in Liege and Montreal; the politics of Mexican folk music in Los Angeles; the remaking of ethnic boundaries in Naples; the changing meanings of Tango in the Argentine diaspora and of Alevi music among Turks in Germany; the history of Soca in Brooklyn; and the recreation of American culture by the children of immigrants on the Broadway stage. Taken together, these works demonstrate how music affords us a window onto local culture, .