Semionauts of Tradition Music, Culture and Identity in Contemporary Singapore /

• Main Authors: Lizeray, Juliette Yu-Ming (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Lum, Chee-Hoo (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Music.; Cultural studies.; Southeast Asia-History.; Cultural Studies.; History of Southeast Asia.

This book explores questions of identity, cultural change and creativity from the perspective of contemporary musicians currently engaged in redefining Asian musical traditions and notions of heritage in Singapore. Drawing on the fields of anthropology, cultural studies, and ethnomusicology, Semiona...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: On Tradition, Youth and Music in Contemporary Singapore
• Chapter 2: Where got Singapore Sound?
• Chapter 3: Collaborative Creativity: Perspectives from a Contemporary Instrumental Group in Singapore
• Chapter 4: Strategic authenticity and the 'new Malay': an ethnomusicological case study of NADI Singapura
• Chapter 5: Creative Processes and Musical Analysis
• Chapter 6: Music, Chineseness and the Quest for the Cool
• Chapter 7: Musings about Education and Professional Development
• Chapter 8: 'Identities' in Context of Ethnomusicology in the Singapore Music Scene
• Chapter 9: Perspectives on fieldwork in Singapore's music scene
• Chapter 10: Voice of the Musicians - Commentaries and Reflections
• Acknowledgements.