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Noise Uprising

by Michael Denning
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A radically new reading of the origins of recorded music
Noise Uprising brings to life the moment and sounds of a cultural revolution. Between the development of electrical recording in 1925 and the outset of the Great Depression in the early 1930s, the soundscape of modern times unfolded in a series of obscure recording sessions, as hundreds of unknown musicians entered makeshift studios to record the melodies and rhythms of urban streets and dancehalls. The musical styles and idioms etched onto shellac disks reverberated around the globe: among them Havana’s son, Rio’s samba, New Orleans’ jazz, Buenos Aires’ tango, Seville’s flamenco, Cairo’s tarab, Johannesburg’s marabi, Jakarta’s kroncong, and Honolulu’s hula. They triggered the first great battle over popular music and became the soundtrack to decolonization.
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Publisher: Verso Books

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  • Release date: February 16, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781781688588
  • File size: 1705 KB
  • Release date: February 16, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781781688588
  • File size: 1705 KB
  • Release date: February 16, 2016

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History Music Politics Nonfiction

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English

A radically new reading of the origins of recorded music
Noise Uprising brings to life the moment and sounds of a cultural revolution. Between the development of electrical recording in 1925 and the outset of the Great Depression in the early 1930s, the soundscape of modern times unfolded in a series of obscure recording sessions, as hundreds of unknown musicians entered makeshift studios to record the melodies and rhythms of urban streets and dancehalls. The musical styles and idioms etched onto shellac disks reverberated around the globe: among them Havana’s son, Rio’s samba, New Orleans’ jazz, Buenos Aires’ tango, Seville’s flamenco, Cairo’s tarab, Johannesburg’s marabi, Jakarta’s kroncong, and Honolulu’s hula. They triggered the first great battle over popular music and became the soundtrack to decolonization.
Expand title description text
History Music Politics Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Verso Books

    Kindle Book
    Release date: February 16, 2016

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781781688588
    File size: 1705 KB
    Release date: February 16, 2016

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781781688588
    File size: 1705 KB
    Release date: February 16, 2016

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English