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Southcott, Jane; Joseph, Dawn – International Journal of Music Education, 2007
During the 19th and 20th centuries, Indian culture was represented in Australia as part of celebrations of the British Empire. Children were presented with stereotypic representations of Indian culture, which provide a snapshot of contemporary perceptions. Such representations were rarely authentic. By removing music from one culture and…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Popular Culture, Western Civilization
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Joshi, O. P. – International Social Science Journal, 1982
Recent contact with harmonic and popular music has radically changed traditional forms of Indian music. The impact of Western music on classical styles, the social role of folk and popular music, and aspects of the social structure of music are discussed. (AM)
Descriptors: Culture Contact, Folk Culture, Foreign Countries, Music
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Cooper, Carolyn – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2004
Apache Indian's spectacular performance of the identity of "Jamaican" dancehall DJ exemplifies the problematic politics of acculturation in "postcolonial" Britain. Born in the Handsworth district of Birmingham, a major centre of Caribbean and South Asian migration, this multilingual, border-crossing, urban youth appropriates…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acculturation, Popular Culture, Music
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Reddi, Usha Vyasulu – Communication Research: An International Quarterly, 1985
Discusses youth culture and the role of mass media in transmitting popular culture. Reports a survey of Indian college students that shows (1) radio is the most popular music medium and (2) popular music derived from Indian films is preferred to Western music. (PD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, College Students, Cultural Context, Developing Nations