Cairo Pop is the first book to examine the dominant popular music of Egypt; shababiyya. Scorned or ignored by scholars and older Egyptians alike; shababiyya plays incessantly in Cairo; even while Egyptian youth joined in mass protests against their government; which eventually helped oust longtime Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in early 2011. Living in Cairo at the time of the revolution; Daniel Gilman saw; and more importantly heard; the impact that popular music can have on culture and politics. Here he contributes a richly ethnographic analysis of the relationship between mass-mediated popular music; modernity; and nationalism in the Arab world.Before Cairo Pop; most scholarship on the popular music of Egypt focused on musiqa al-á¹arab. Immensely popular in the 1950s and rsquo;60s and even into the rsquo;70s; musiqa al-á¹arab adheres to Arabic musical theory; with non-Western scales based on tunings of the strings of the lsquo;udmdash;the lute that features prominently; nearly ubiquitously; in Arabic music. However; today one in five Egyptians is between the ages of 15 and 24; half the population is under the age of 25. And shababiyya is their music of choice. By speaking informally with dozens of everyday young people in Cairo; Gilman comes to understand shababiyya as more than just a musical genre: sometimes it is for dancing or seduction; other times it propels social activism; at others it is simply sonic junk food.In addition to providing a clear Egyptian musical history as well as a succinct modern political history of the nation; Cairo Pop elevates the aural and visual aesthetic of shababiyyamdash;and its role in the lives of a nationrsquo;s youth.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Exceeds ExpectationsBy B. MarshDr. Bradburn provides a personal and concise account of the ten year campaign to designate Horn and Petit Bois Islands as wilderness areas. What a wonderful story and what tremendous success! Having visited Horn and Petit Bois many times I personally attest that his collection of photographs are a supurb representation of the natural wilderness beauty of the islands. Thanks to Dr. Bradburn for sharing his story and for making these photographs availabe to those who may never experience this wilderness wonderland in person.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Amazingly beautiful!!By Helen WerumOne can only be thankful that such a beautiful sliver of American wilderness was saved for future generations. Bradburn captures the beauty of the island and fought for its preservation; a combination of artist and activist that comes along all too rarely. What a journey this book illustrates and provides for its reader! My gratitude to the author!!
