Jalsa - Indian Women and Their Journeys from the Salon to the Studio

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-93-82381-77-8
Verlag: Tulika Books

Buch, Englisch, 120 Seiten, Format (B × H): 242 mm x 285 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

Jalsa takes the reader through the journeys of women performers in India from the salon to the studio. It attempts to give insight into and a perspective on the beginning of the interface of technology and entertainment, and the irreversible impact this has had on how we listen to, enjoy, and consume music. It acknowledges an important slice of the history of Indian music, which is celebrated the world over today in its many forms and avatars.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shah, Vidya

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Volksmusik
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kunstethnologie, Musikethnologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musikethnologie

Über Autor(innen)

Vidya Shah is a musician from New Delhi, India. Trained initially in Carnatic music, she later received guidance in the North Indian genres of Khayal (from Shubha Mudgal and Mujahid Hussain Khan), and Thumri, Dadra, and Ghazal (from Shanti Hiranand). She writes on music for several publications and has contributed to the Encyclopedia Britannica. A popular performer and prolific composer, Vidya Shah is a recipient of the Senior Fellowship from the Government of India and the Charles Wallace Award for her project "Women on Record", a performance highlighting the contributions of women performers in the gramophone era.