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Singing and Survival

The Music of Easter Island

By: Dan Bendrups

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Singing and Survival

The Music of Easter Island

By: Dan Bendrups

An exemplary investigation into music and sustainability, Singing and Survival tells the story of how music helped the Rapanui people of Easter Island to preserve their unique cultural heritage. Easter Island (or Rapanui), known for the iconic headstones (moai) that dot the island landscape, has a remarkable and enduring presence in global popular culture where it has been portrayed as a place of mystery and fascination, and as a case study in societal collapse. These portrayals often overlook the remarkable survival of the Rapanui people who rebounded from a critically diminished population of just 110 people in the late nineteenth century to what is now a vibrant community where indigenous language and cultural practices have been preserved for future generations. This cultural revival has drawn on a diversity of historical and contemporary influences: indigenous heritage, colonial and missionary influences from South America, and cultural imports from other Polynesian islands, as well as from tourism and global popular culture. The impact of these influences can be perceived in the island's contemporary music culture. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Easter Island music, with individual chapters devoted to the various streams of cultural influence from which the Rapanui people have drawn to rebuild and reinforce their music, their performances, their language and their presence in the world. In doing so, it provides a counterpoint to deficit discourses of collapse, destruction and disappearance to which the Rapanui people have historically been subjected.

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0190297034

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Música de Chiloé

Folklore, Syncretism, and Cultural Development in a Chilean Aquapelago

By: Waldo Garrido,Dan Bendrups,Philip Hayward

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Música de Chiloé

Folklore, Syncretism, and Cultural Development in a Chilean Aquapelago

By: Waldo Garrido,Dan Bendrups,Philip Hayward

The islands of Chiloé, in southern Chile, have developed a distinct culture over several centuries, blending indigenous traditions and Spanish settler heritage to create a vibrant pattern of folklore, music, dance, and related creative practices. This cultural heritage has become an important aspect of the islands’ identity and is key to their successful marketing as a tourist destination. However, these elements exist in tension with new developments, most particularly the introduction of salmon aquaculture, which has disrupted traditional livelihood patterns and polluted the region’s marine environment. This volume analyzes the development of the islands’ distinct culture with a particular focus on music and dance. Key topics include the relation of tradition and modernity, the impact of tourism on cultural practice, and the relationship between social activism and music culture. The authors complement this focus with a discussion of their own creative engagements with the region through the production of the music album Viaje a Chiloé (2018) and through the work of the audiovisual ensemble The Moviolas (in 2015–2018).

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Música de Chiloé

Folklore, Syncretism, and Cultural Development in a Chilean Aquapelago

By: Waldo Garrido,Dan Bendrups,Philip Hayward

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Música de Chiloé

Folklore, Syncretism, and Cultural Development in a Chilean Aquapelago

By: Waldo Garrido,Dan Bendrups,Philip Hayward

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