Sen CreM tart crane ecan Ngee atc set Reever trem me tree Pee eo eee en aoa rece cei merce People around the world and throughout history have used music to express their innermost emotions, reach out «0 the divine, woo low ers, celebrate weddings. inspire political movements, and lull babies to sleep. In Musie as Social Life, Thomas Turino explores why it is ‘that music and dance are so often at the center of our most profound personal ancl social experiences. ‘Turino begins by developing tools to think about che special prop. erties of music and dance that make them fundamental resources {for connecting with our own lives, our communities, and the wider world in which we live, These ideas are then put into practice as hhe analyzes music as a social force among indigenous Peruvians, ru ral and urban Zimbabweans, and American old-time musicians and dancers. Finally, Turino illustrates the divergent ways that music can fuel social and political movements by examining the cases of Nazi Germany and the American civil rights movement. Wide-ranging, accessible to anyone with an interest in music’ role in society, and accompanied by a compact disc, Musie as Sovial Life is an ilhuminat: {ng initiation into the power of masic. Thomas Tuono is professor of musicology and anthropology atthe University ofllivoss at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of Music in the Andes: Ew perioneing Music, Expressing Cultures Moving Away from Silence: Muse ofthe Peruvian Altiplano and the Experience of Usban Migrations and Nationalists; Cosmopoltans, and Popular Musi bx Zimbabe Chicago Studies in Ettmomusicology coven enorae Ante Pech Corb Dna econ N Reale es 2 THE POLITICS OF PARTICIPATION hh | Thomas TurinoChicago Studies in Ethnomusicology A series edited by Philip V. Bohman, Bruno Nettl, and Ronald Radano EDITORIAL BOARD ‘Margaret J. Kartomi Anthony Seeger Kay Kaufman Shelemay Martin H. Stokes Bonnie C. Wade Thomas Turino Music as Social Life The Politics of Participation ‘THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS _Chicagoand London‘wows Tunma is professor of musicolegy nd anthropology st the Univesity of linos 2 Urbana ‘Charmpaig, He has published books and aries on the music of Peru and Zimbabwe and is curcenty engaged in esearch on old-time string band musi inthe United Sit. “The Univesity of Chicago Pres, Chicago 60637 ‘The University of Chicago Press, Ltd, London ‘©2008 by ‘The Universit of Chicago Allg exerved, Published 2008 Printed inthe United States of America 76154312 no a4s saneag 978-0-226-616975 (cloth) ganas 978-0-226-81698-2 (paper) san-20: 0226-81697 (cloth) sean-30: 0-226-8:608-2 (paper) Library of Congest Cataloging in-Pbliation Data ‘Tino, Thomas ‘Music a social fe the poles of participation / ‘Thomas Tuna, ‘em. — (Chicago studies in ethnomascoiogy) Includes bibliographical rlerences and index. ssan-ag978-0-226-816975 (cloth: alk. paper) snn-10: -226-86974 (cloth: alk. paper) gong 978-0-226-81698-2 (pbk. alk paper) gan20; 0-226-61698- (pbk. alle paper) 1. Musle—Social aspects Title. 3916187 2008 e1'a—deaz 2007050535 |@ The paper ured inthis publication meets the mini- ‘mum ragultements ofthe American National Standard {or Information Sciences-—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, aNSt 23948-1992 For Amy, ‘And all the happiness ‘That quietly crept in with her. Eurides de Soata Sounws