Global Pop: World Music, World Markets

by Timothy D. Taylor

Global Pop examines the rise of "world musics" and "world beat", and some of the musicians associated with these recent genres such as Peter Gabriel, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Johnny Clegg. Drawing on a wide range of sources - academic, popular, cyber, interviews, and the music itself - Global Pop charts an accessible path through many of the issues and contradictions surrounding the contemporary movement of people and musics worldwide. Global Pop examines the range of discourses employed in and around world music, demonstrating how the central concept of authenticity is wielded by musicians, fans, and other listeners, and looks at some of these musics in detail, examining ways they are caught up in forms of domination and resistance. The book also explores how some cross-cultural collaborations may fashion new musics and identities through innovative combinations of sounds and styles.

Genres: Music

296 pages, Paperback

First published July 22, 1997

Reviews

[Naeem · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this perhaps 20 years ago. It was very useful to me at the time. I am not sure how it would stand up today. Taylor is among the few who writes on the overlap of music and political economy.