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Noise Uprising : The Audiopolitics of a World Musical Revolution by Denning, Michael is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Noise Uprising : The Audiopolitics of a World Musical Revolution about?

**A radically new reading of the origins of recorded music**__Noise Uprising__ brings to life the moment and sounds of a cultural revolution. Between the development of electrical recording in 1925 and the outset of the Great Depression in the early 1930s, the soundscape of modern times unfolded in a series of obscure recording sessions, as hundreds of unknown musicians entered makeshift studios to record the melodies and rhythms of urban streets and dancehalls. The musical styles and idioms etched onto shellac disks reverberated around the globe: among them Havana’s son, Rio’s samba, New Orleans’ jazz, Buenos Aires’ tango, Seville’s flamenco, Cairo’s tarab, Johannesburg’s marabi, Jakarta’s kroncong, and Honolulu’s hula. They triggered the first great battle over popular music and became the soundtrack to decolonization.

Who reads Noise Uprising : The Audiopolitics of a World Musical Revolution?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Denning, Michael
Publisher
Verso; Verso Books
Published
2015
Language
EN
ISBN
9781781688557
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Political Science, History, Music
Updated
2026-03-24

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