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Book SynopsisPresents an examination of the interrelationships of music and surfing explores different ways that surfers combine surfing with making and listening to music. This title discusses the origins of surfing in Hawai'i, its central role in Hawaiian society, and the mele (chants) and hula (dance or visual poetry) about surfing.
Trade Review"[Cooley] tells a story that is just good entertainment. It will appeal to general audiences as much as it will to surfers and fans of surf music and surf culture." -- Brett Leigh Dicks Santa Barbara News Press "A serious book about a normally laid-back subject." -- Phyllis Fong Men's Journal "Invites the reader to hop on the board and catch the (sound) wave." -- Bill Baars Library Journal "Cooley, an ethnomusicologist and a surfer, finds commonalities in the ephemeral, creative qualities of the two activities." -- Star-Advertiser Staff Honolulu Star
Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Online Examples Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Trouble in Paradise: The History and Reinvention of Surfing 2. "Surf Music" and the California Surfing Boom: New Surfing Gets a New Sound 3. Music in Surf Movies 4. Two Festivals and Three Genres of Music 5. The Pro Surfer Sings 6. The Soul Surfer Sings 7. Playing Together and Solitary Play: Why Surfers Need Music Notes Bibliography Discography Filmography Index
