Recording is central to the musical lives of contemporary powwow singers yet, until now, their aesthetic practices when recording have been virtually ignored in the study of Native American expressive cultures. Recording Culture is an exploration of the Aboriginal music industry and the powwow social world that supports it. For twelve years, Christopher A. Scales attended powwows large intertribal gatherings of Native American singer-drummers, dancers, and spectators across the northern Plains. For part of that time, he worked as a sound engineer for Arbor Records, a large Aboriginal...
Recording is central to the musical lives of contemporary powwow singers yet, until now, their aesthetic practices when recording have been virtually ...
Recording is central to the musical lives of contemporary powwow singers yet, until now, their aesthetic practices when recording have been virtually ignored in the study of Native American expressive cultures. Recording Culture is an exploration of the Aboriginal music industry and the powwow social world that supports it. For twelve years, Christopher A. Scales attended powwows large intertribal gatherings of Native American singer-drummers, dancers, and spectators across the northern Plains. For part of that time, he worked as a sound engineer for Arbor Records, a large Aboriginal...
Recording is central to the musical lives of contemporary powwow singers yet, until now, their aesthetic practices when recording have been virtually ...