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Using sound studies theories and frameworks, this book examines the sonic nature of Cantopop, not as a music genre but as the sound of Hong Kong, in terms of the practices of listening and sound (re-)production. It traces Cantopop's sonic and aural roots and its connection to its main production site in Hong Kong.
In more ways than one, Hong Kong is a place on the edge of its former and current ruling countries, Great Britain and China. This book urges a change in the listening habits among Cantopop audiences and invites readers to listen actively to the music and to learn about the territory. Through four case studies, it examines the sounding of mainstream Cantopop made possible by technological advancements, such as re-contextualization, re-arrangement, re-performance, and re-production of sound/voice. The selected case studies demonstrate the relevance of the music to Hong Kong, as well as the urgency to analyze and document the sounds of Cantopop.
Table of Contents
2. Transforming from a means of entertainment to political narratives: The current music videos of Radio Television Hong Kong's Headliner
3. Re-create Cantopop's liveliness by re-performing its “classics”: A sonic nostalgia built up by TVB and TVB-ization
4. Detachment of sound from a body and disappearance of a physical singer: A posthumous digitized call of Ka Kui Wong in the 20th anniversary concert of Beyond
5. Acoustemology of Hong Kong on the road of democracy: A sonic understanding and construction of Hong Kong during the Umbrella Revolution and Water Revolution
6. Coda: Cantopop to Hong Kongese from 1997 to 2020 and onward
Product details
| Published | Apr 01 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 9798765128664 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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