Global Pop Music Exam 3

Swadeshi

support for indigenous produce, later connected to the idea of localizing all aspects of production.

Mehndi (henna) ceremony

traditional Indian marriage ceremony that occurs a day or two before the wedding where the bride's hands and/or feet are painted.

Henna Lore

darker the henna on the bride's hands, the more loved they will be. Leads to choreographed dancing because henna takes longer to dry

Bollywood

Hindi-language films produced in Mumbai

Mumbai

second largest city in the world (13.8 million)

Bollywood Musicals

a mix of sounds and movements of Indian classical, folk, and western popular music

Filmi sangit

music underneath film narrative

Filmi git

songs foregrounded in the film (diegetic)

History of Indian cinema

traveling theater troupes (in India) who would perform mythological stories. Often accompanied by music

Raja Harischandra (1913)

a silent film known as the "Big bang" theory of Indian cinema but. Story from the Mahabharata about a great king.

Indian Cinematographic Act

censorship (what Indian Law caused it in media in the 1900s)

Social Hygiene Commission and 1928 Indian Cinematographic Act

belief that lewd movies or other bad themes relate to real life consequences such as the mass spread of STIs in colonized areas

Devadasis

caste of women allowed to perform in public when others could not

Muddupalani

Female Devadasi poet who wrote the retelling of the romance between Radha and Krishna in 1887. Sections were censored and removed because of poor legal and social views of the Devadasi

Bangalore Nagarathnammal

20th century vocalist and proudly proclaimed Devadasi who published Muddapalani's work.

Western music style showed moral degeneracy examples (Bollywood)

club beats & dances to show evil or corruption

Bollywood Dynamic shift 1990

explores identities but remains in tradition with increasing women-centered narratives in the 2000s

Queen (2013)

reconfigures gender roles in the history of Indian cinema

"Satyam Shivam Sundram" (1978) music example

not censored. Depicted female sexuality and went to the Supreme Court.

Song picturization

actors lip synch to recording

Voice casting

matching singer to the personality and voice of the actor

Lata Mangeshkar (1929-2022)

Indian singer. Voiced over 2000 films and her voice was considered pure/innocent.

"Evergreen" songs

"timeless"; older film songs which have an emphasize on melody with roots in Urdu poetic traditions.

HMV Label

monopolized distributing film music recordings, forcing the creating of cover versions or remixes to fill demand and circumvent copyright laws.

Music industry

network involving the production, distribution, dissemination, and consumption of music in a variety of forms, as well as the promotion of live music performances for financial gain. Can be global or tied to a particular geography

K-pop

currently refers to "idol music" which began in the 1990s. A mix of genres and styles that is fan-driven on the internet

5 K's of K-pop (Suk Young Kim)

Kaleidoscopic, "Kidult", Korporate, Keyboard, Korean

Kaleidoscopic

mix of international influences with multisensory performance style between the music videos, music, fashion, and fan culture

Kidult (5 K's of K-pop)

refers to the "youth subculture" despite the much broader audience such as older listeners who listen for nostalgia

Korporate (5 K's of K-pop)

commercial product with polished aesthetics and musician training

K-pop "idols"

performers of ages 12 to 19 years old with auditions and scouts around the world. They are trained and live in studios and are chosen to be in certain groups strategically

K-pop idols classes included

dance, singing, acting, media professionalism, languages (Japanese, Chinese, and English)

Keyboard/Keypad

Refers to the digital subculture that began in 1990s where the traditional platform couldn't be sustained due to online sharing.

Fan culture

also known as Saeng (diehards) which chase, send toxic drinks to rival groups, send letters in blood

K-pop fans in U.S Politics

Sabotage Trump's rally in Tulsa by buying all the tickets but not attending. Pressure idols to donate to movements such as BLM which fans have matched as well

Korean (5 K's of K-pop)

derived from global influences but Korean export

Indie

music that is made outside of the commercial music structure

Cowboy Bebop

Follows a group of bounty hunters on a ship named Bebop with influences from Westerns, noir, and other elements of pop culture

Cowboy Bebop Composer Yoko Kanno

had a history of video game scoring and created music which she described as existing beyond genre

Spaghetti Westerns

Italian made films about the American West. Mysterious stranger who arrives out of nowhere and leaves violence.

Where the Bop from Bebop comes from

Bop from "re-bop" or "be-bob" onomatopoeia from two note rhythm characteristic of Kenny Clarke

How music was composed for Cowboy Bebop

Music was composed in advance, visuals were adapted, music was a metaphor for the artistic performance

Jazzu Kissa

cafes that spin jazz record

How Jazz reached Japan

Going from West Coast to Asia on luxury ships performed jazz as early as 1910s

Big 6 of Eurovision

Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg

Song language rule Eurovision

Rule #1 a country had to sing in their national language. Changed in 1973; banned 1977; allowed 1999

Eurovision Performers

either expand inclusiveness others represent their heritage or emphasize ethnic/national boundaries

Content of Eurovision Performances

Political Content forbidden, songs about peace and love, celebration of "Europeanness"

Kitsch/camp

aesthetic predicated on irony (So bad it's good). Associated with queer aesthetics

Pussy Riot

feminist punk collective founded 2011 in response to Putin's re-election. Flexible membership

Riot Grrrl

Feminist Punk founded late 1990s that created space for women in punk scenes. Juxtapose hyperfeminine with hyperaggressive

Situationism

avant-garde art made out of a "moment of life"

Bandura

string instrument that reflects the history of Ukraine. Used for dances during middle Ages

Duma

epic song depicting quest for peace and freedom

1932 Kharkiv city musician's convention

Hundreds of Kobzars were executed while musicians were persecuted, arrested, or exiled

How Ukrainian music was revived after the Soviet Union fell a part

Young people went to villages and recoding music by elders

How Ukrainian music goes against Eurovision performance rules

certain songs are about Ukraine's history which includes the events caused by the Soviet Union

Ukraine's relationship with the USSR

Ukraine was a republic of USSR in 1922

How the collapse of the USSR influenced the music industry

Had previously been state-controlled so record Labels and recording studios stopped operating