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: "Queen of Gypsy Music"
Chapter 11: Yuri Yunakov: Saxophonist, Refugee, Citizen
Chapter 12: Romani Music as World Music
Chapter 13: Collaboration, Appropriation, and Transnational
Flows
References Cited
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.
"A masterpiece! Silverman's work is of tremendous importance for
anyone interested in the Romani people, the Balkans, and also
anthropology, ethnology, gender, music, performance, creativity,
diasporas, and the nature of life as it is lived." -- Victor A.
Friedman, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, University
of Chicago
"Carol Silverman's book addresses the central question of how a
group can be reviled and its music adored. This theoretically
masterful, ethnographically rich account of Romani music offers new
insights into the culture of a diasporic, marginalized group
through a compelling account of the challenges musicians face to
change and sustain traditions in multiple contexts including
socialist and post-socialist state politics. It is crucial reading
for anyone
interested in human rights and cultural identity."-- Amy Shuman,
Professor of Folklore, The Ohio State University
"Silverman's book features a superb companion web page with
photographs and video clips that illustrate many of her
points...Highly recommended." --Choice
"Carol Silverman does not disappoint with this long-awaited volume,
a synthesis of a lifetime of research. Romani Routes is a
recommended read for students interested in Romani music and a
welcome complement to ethnomusicological literature on the
Balkans." --Ethnomusicology
"Impressive in its scope, depth, and the sheer duration of
Silverman's research, Romani Routes is an important work that will
undoubtedly prove indispensible to scholars exploring issues of
Romani rights, music, culture, and identity, as well as those
interested in the cultural politics of postsocialist Eastern Europe
and issues of hybridity, transnationalism, globalization, and
commodification. With its accessible, narrative-driven style, this
book
will be a valuable resource for musicians and listeners of Romani
music alike. Its supplementary website includes hundreds of
additional texts, photographs, and audio-visual examples that help
to visually and
sonically locate the narratives. Romani Routes is a monumental
piece of scholarship that represents a significant and timely
contribution to the disciplines of folklore and
ethnomusicology."--Journal of Folklore Research
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