Clejani Gypsies on the Global Market: Taraf de Haïdouks and the Label of Racism in the World Music Discourse
Clejani Gypsies on the Global Market: Taraf de Haïdouks and the Label of Racism in the World Music Discourse
Author(s): Gergő PulaySubject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Muzeul Ţăranului Român, Editura Martor
Keywords: world music; musical otherness; globalization; deterritorialization; consumption of cultural difference; cultural export; popular culture; specificity;
Summary/Abstract: Taraf de Haïdouks become one of Romania’s major products dedicated to cultural export in this period. The band’s international success is closely related to the postsocialist transition which made it possible for Romania to be included in the global networks of popular cultural production associated with the world music label. Hence, the story of Taraf de Haïdouks and the discursive profile of the band which has been elaborated in the musical media can provide us meaningful insights about who represents Romania – or Eastern-Europe for that matter – and in what ways - on the map of world music.
Journal: Martor. Revue d’Anthropologie du Musée du Paysan Roumain
- Issue Year: 2008
- Issue No: 13
- Page Range: 131-140
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English