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Instruments of Empire is the first book-length study of the historic Philippine Constabulary Band, a military band (and, in their later years, an orchestra) led by African American US military officer and bandleader Lt. Walter H. Loving. Through close readings of archival documents, oral histories and interviews, secondary sources, and reimaginings of prior performances, Talusan brings music-its performers and performances-to the forefront. Her work beautifully lays out for us how these Filipino musicians and their work teach us to listen against the 'imperial ear' and, in the process, apprehend the deep significance of the Philippine Constabulary Band's early twentieth-century musical and everyday performances until today.

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Mary Talusan is assistant professor of Asian-Pacific studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills. She is coeditor of Our Culture Resounds, Our Future Reveals: A Legacy of Filipino American Performing Arts in California and performs with the Pakaraguian Kulintang Ensemble.

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