Melanesian Mainstream: Stringband Music and Identity in Vanuatu

Citizens of Vanuatu (ni-Vanuatu) perceive stringband music as a marker of national identity, an indicator of their...
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Author: Sebastian T. Ellerich
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Language: English
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Melanesian Mainstream: Stringband Music and Identity in Vanuatu by Ellerich, Sebastian T.

Melanesian Mainstream: Stringband Music and Identity in Vanuatu

$484.15

Melanesian Mainstream: Stringband Music and Identity in Vanuatu

$484.15
Author: Sebastian T. Ellerich
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Citizens of Vanuatu (ni-Vanuatu) perceive stringband music as a marker of national identity, an indicator of their cultural, stylistic, and musical heritage. Through extensive field and ethnographic research, Melanesian Mainstream offers a detailed historical record of the roots, context, evolution, and impact of stringband music. Beyond chronicling the genre's history and cultural significance, this thorough monograph positions the genre's musical hybridity, communal lyrics, and unique organizational structures as key factors in the anthropological understanding of ni-Vanuatu socio-cultural history.



Author: Sebastian T. Ellerich
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 01/05/2024
Pages: 266
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781805392231

About the Author

Sebastian T. Ellerich is a lecturer at the Institute of Musicology of the University of Cologne. His research interests in the fields of anthropology and ethnomusicology focus on Oceania. He is also a performing musician who plays with various groups and a music teacher specializing in the ukulele.


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