Men and Popular Music in Algeria
The Social Significance of Raï
Seiten
1999
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-0-292-77740-8 (ISBN)
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-0-292-77740-8 (ISBN)
RaÏ music is often called the voice of the voiceless in Algeria, a society currently swept by tragic conflict. RaÏ is the voice of Algerian men, young men caught between generations and classes, in political strife, and in economic inequality. In a ground-breaking study, anthropologist Marc Schade-Poulsen uses this popular music genre as a lens through which he views Algerian society, particularly male society. He situates raÏ within Algerian family life, moral codes, and broader power relations.
Schade-Poulsen did his research in the 1990s, in clubs, recording studios, at weddings, and with street musicians. He describes the history of raÏ, which emerged in the late 1970s and spread throughout North Africa at the same time the Islamist movement was growing to become the most potent socio-political movement in Algeria.
Outsiders consider raÏ to be Western in origin, but Schade-Poulsen shows its Islamic roots as well. The musicians do use Western instruments, but the music itself mixes Algerian popular songs and rhythms with the beat of American disco, Egyptian modalities, Moroccan wedding tunes, and the songs of Julio Iglesias. The lyrics deal with male-female relationships but also with generational relationships and the problems of youth, as they struggle to find a place in a conflicted society.
The study, in its innovative approach to music as a template of society, helps the reader understand the two major movements among today's Algerian youth: one toward the mosque and the other toward the West.
Schade-Poulsen did his research in the 1990s, in clubs, recording studios, at weddings, and with street musicians. He describes the history of raÏ, which emerged in the late 1970s and spread throughout North Africa at the same time the Islamist movement was growing to become the most potent socio-political movement in Algeria.
Outsiders consider raÏ to be Western in origin, but Schade-Poulsen shows its Islamic roots as well. The musicians do use Western instruments, but the music itself mixes Algerian popular songs and rhythms with the beat of American disco, Egyptian modalities, Moroccan wedding tunes, and the songs of Julio Iglesias. The lyrics deal with male-female relationships but also with generational relationships and the problems of youth, as they struggle to find a place in a conflicted society.
The study, in its innovative approach to music as a template of society, helps the reader understand the two major movements among today's Algerian youth: one toward the mosque and the other toward the West.
Marc Schade-Poulsen is Executive Director of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network at the Danish Centre for Human Rights in Copenhagen.
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
Introduction
A Story of RaÏ
The RaÏ Performance and Studio Recording
Young Men in the City
Listening to RaÏ
Transgressions in RaÏ: The Weak Side of the Strong
The RaÏ of Love
Postscript
Appendix 1: Four Versions of "Ma dannitsh natfarqu"
Appendix 2: Four RaÏ Songs
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.8.1999 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | CMES Modern Middle East Series |
| Verlagsort | Austin, TX |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 367 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-292-77740-X / 029277740X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-292-77740-8 / 9780292777408 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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