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South Asian music education in Essex: an ethnography of bhangra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2004

Adrian Poole
Adrian Poole
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a_poole@talk21.com
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Abstract

The general aim of this article is to explore South Asian music and culture in an educational context. The fieldwork on which it is based mainly consists of semi-structured interviews with pupils of South Asian origin (aged 11–18) who attend a secondary school in Ilford, Essex. The learning methods of South Asian musicians are considered and a detailed investigation of the socio-cultural environment in which these learning methods are related is undertaken, focusing on the role that music plays in the formation of concepts of culture, ‘identity’ and ‘place’. The majority of the musical material is drawn from the South Asian genre of bhangra, concentrating on the improvisations and rhythms of dhol players.

Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Music Education , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , March 2004 , pp. 7 - 24
Copyright
© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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