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«These Songs Tell About Our Life, You See» : Music, Identity and Gender in Finnish Romani Music by Åberg, Kai is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Based on intensive fieldwork among the Finnish Roma, the Kaale, between 1995 and 2015, this book explores their traditional songs. It presents an introduction to the subject of traditional Romani music and offers different interpretations of how the Roma themselves produce meaning for the songs. Performing the music is not a repetition of heritage – instead, the meanings of the songs are aimed at different contexts of everyday life in various musical practices. They not only maintain a community spirit, but also underline gender identity or create a boundary with the majority population. Erscheinungsdatum: 07.10.2015

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Author

Åberg, Kai

Publisher

Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9783653982183

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Music, History, Arts