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Zusatztext Highly recommended. Informationen zum Autor Carol Silverman, Professor of Anthropology and Folklore at the University of Oregon, has been involved with Romani culture for over 25 years as a researcher, teacher, activist, and performer. Her numerous articles have appeared in anthropology, folklore, ethnomusicology, and cultural studies publications. Klappentext In this book, Silverman introduces readers to the people and cultures who produce this music, offering a sensitive and incisive analysis of how Romani musicians function successfully within oppressive circumstances. Highly recommended. L. De Danaam, CHOICE Zusammenfassung In this book, Silverman introduces readers to the people and cultures who produce this music, offering a sensitive and incisive analysis of how Romani musicians function successfully within oppressive circumstances. TABLE OF CONTENTS ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; NOTES ON TRANSLITERATION ; GUIDE TO THE WEBSITE (VIDEO EXAMPLES, AUDIO EXAMPLES, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND TEXT SUPPLEMENTS) ; LIST OF FIGURES ; PART I: INTRODUCTION ; CHAPTER 1: BALKAN ROMA: HISTORY, POLITICS, AND PERFORMANCE ; CHAPTER 2: MUSICAL STYLES AND GENRES ; CHAPTER 3: DILEMMAS OF DIASPORA, HYBRIDITY, AND IDENTITY ; PART II: MUSIC IN DIASPORIC HOMES ; CHAPTER 4: TRANSNATIONAL FAMILIES ; CHAPTER 5: TRANSNATIONAL CELEBRATIONS ; CHAPTER 6: TRANSNATIONAL DANCE ; PART III MUSIC, STATES, AND MARKETS ; CHAPTER 7: DILEMMAS OF HERITAGE AND THE BULGARIAN SOCIALIST STATE ; CHAPTER 8: CULTURAL POLITICS OF POSTSOCIALIST MARKETS AND FESTIVALS ; CHAPTER 9: BULGARIAN POP/FOLK: CHALGA ; PART IV: MUSICIANS IN TRANSIT ; CHAPTER 10: ESMA RED%ZEPOVA: " ; CHAPTER 11: YURI YUNAKOV: SAXOPHONIST, REFUGEE, CITIZEN ; CHAPTER 12: ROMANI MUSIC AS WORLD MUSIC ; CHAPTER 13: COLLABORATION, APPROPRIATION, AND TRANSNATIONAL FLOWS ; REFERENCES CITED