Rolul muzicii în construcția identitǎților etnice-culturale. Tinariwen și blues-ul tuaregilor din deșertul saharian
The Role of Music in the Construction of Ethnic-Cultural Identities. Tinariwen and Tuareg Desert Blues

Summary/Abstract: The strategies of world music have facilitated intercultural exchanges within the global music market and have broadened access to the diversity of musical experiences worldwide, by valorizing the cultural and ethnic specificity of the music. New world music fusions and new cultural identities have been constructed through the specific strategies and narratives of world music. We aim to deconstruct these highly mediated narratives, which have drawn attention to an exotic and little-known region of the world. We focus on the exemplary case of the group Tinariwen, which has contributed, through music, to shaping a new identity for the Tuareg people. We follow several investigation paths: How is the ethnic-cultural identity of the Tuaregs constructed through the music promoted by Tinariwen, in the context of post-colonialism and globalization? How have Tinariwen become the emblematic figure of resistance through music, of the struggle for autonomy and freedom of the Tuaregs in the context of political and cultural repression, under the exile pressure, and prohibitions on making music? We try to understand how Tinariwen have managed, through music to capture the attention of the entire world on the destiny of a people.

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