Soundtrack of the revolution : the politics of music in Iran / Nahid Seyed Siamdoust.

By: Seyedsayamdost, Nahid [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures: Publisher: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2017]Description: 353 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780804792899; 0804792895; 9781503600324; 1503600327Subject(s): Music -- Political aspects -- Iran -- History | Iran -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997 | Iran -- Politics and government -- 1997- | Music -- Political aspects | Politics and government | Iran | Kulturpolitik | Musikpolitik | Musik | Politik | Iran | Since 1979Genre/Form: History.Additional physical formats: Online version:: Soundtrack of the revolutionDDC classification: 780.955/09048 LOC classification: ML3917.I7 | S49 2017
Contents:
The politics of music -- The nightingale rebels -- The musical guide : Mohammad Reza Shajarian -- Revolution and ruptures -- Opening the floodgates to pop music : Alireza Assar -- Rebirth of independent music -- Purposefully "fālsh" : Mohsen Namjoo -- Going underground -- Rap-e Farsi : Hichkas -- The music of politics.
Summary: Music was one of the first casualties of the Iranian Revolution. It was banned in 1979, but it quickly crept back into Iranian culture and politics. The state made use of music for its propaganda during the Iran-Iraq war. Over time music provided an important political space where artists and audiences could engage in social and political debate. Now, more than thirty-five years on, both the children of the revolution and their music have come of age. Soundtrack of the Revolution offers a striking account of Iranian culture, politics, and social change to provide an alternative history of the Islamic Republic. Drawing on over five years of research in Iran, including during the 2009 protests, Nahid Siamdoust introduces a full cast of characters, from musicians and audience members to state officials, and takes readers into concert halls and underground performances, as well as the state licensing and censorship offices. She closely follows the work of four musicians-a giant of Persian classical music, a government-supported pop star, a rebel rock-and-roller, and an underground rapper-each with markedly different political views and relations with the Iranian government.
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The politics of music -- The nightingale rebels -- The musical guide : Mohammad Reza Shajarian -- Revolution and ruptures -- Opening the floodgates to pop music : Alireza Assar -- Rebirth of independent music -- Purposefully "fālsh" : Mohsen Namjoo -- Going underground -- Rap-e Farsi : Hichkas -- The music of politics.

Music was one of the first casualties of the Iranian Revolution. It was banned in 1979, but it quickly crept back into Iranian culture and politics. The state made use of music for its propaganda during the Iran-Iraq war. Over time music provided an important political space where artists and audiences could engage in social and political debate. Now, more than thirty-five years on, both the children of the revolution and their music have come of age. Soundtrack of the Revolution offers a striking account of Iranian culture, politics, and social change to provide an alternative history of the Islamic Republic. Drawing on over five years of research in Iran, including during the 2009 protests, Nahid Siamdoust introduces a full cast of characters, from musicians and audience members to state officials, and takes readers into concert halls and underground performances, as well as the state licensing and censorship offices. She closely follows the work of four musicians-a giant of Persian classical music, a government-supported pop star, a rebel rock-and-roller, and an underground rapper-each with markedly different political views and relations with the Iranian government.

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