{"product_id":"popular-dance-and-music-in-modern-egypt-9781476681993","title":"Popular Dance and Music in Modern Egypt","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book is an exploration into the history, aesthetics, social reality, regulation, and transformation of dance and dance music in Egypt. It covers Oriental dance, known as belly dance or \u003ci\u003edanse du ventre\u003c\/i\u003e, regional or group-specific dances and rituals, \u003ci\u003esha''bi\u003c\/i\u003e (lower-class urban music and dance style), \u003ci\u003emulid\u003c\/i\u003e (drawing on Sufi tradition and saints'' day festivals) and \u003ci\u003emahraganat\u003c\/i\u003e (youth-created, primarily electronic music with lively rhythms and biting lyrics). The chapters discuss genres and sub-genres and their evolution, the demeanor of dancers, trends old and new, and social and political criticism that use the imagery of dance or a dancer. Also considered are the globalization of Egyptian dance, the replication or fantasies of \u003ci\u003eraqs sharqi\u003c\/i\u003e outside of Egypt, as well as the dance as a hobby, competitive dance form, and focus of international dance festivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCloses a multitude of holes in our understanding, eliminates the need to rely on colonialist wish-story...important, well-written chronicle.\" —Carolina Varga Dinicu a.k.a. \"MOROCCO,\" dancer\/choreographer\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Finally! I begged Sherifa to write a book on the dance and music of Egypt--especially contemporary after the Golden Era. And she did. What a service to our dance and music community. Thank you!\" —Amina Goodyear, dancer, teacher, musician, producer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction and Notes on Music and Transliteration\u003cbr\u003eOne. The 'Awalim's Path to the Sala\u003cbr\u003eTwo. From the Sala to the Silver Screen and Beyond\u003cbr\u003eThree. Ya Dall'a, Ya Dall'a: Demeanor and Flirtation\u003cbr\u003eFour. Mulid: Reinvigorating Spiritual and Popular Legitimacy in Egyptian Music and Dance\u003cbr\u003eFive. From Sha'bi Music and Culture to Mahragan Dance Music\u003cbr\u003eSix. Al-Raqs al-Sha'bi wa al-Musiqa Sha'biyya: Egypt's Regional Particularist Dances and Music in Transition\u003cbr\u003eSeven. Bad, Bad Baladi: Sama ­al-Masry and Dance as Sarcasm\u003cbr\u003eEight. Globalization of Egyptian Dance \u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040480035159,"sku":"9781476681993","price":28.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476681993.jpg?v=1750946885","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/popular-dance-and-music-in-modern-egypt-9781476681993","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}