Overview

The karaoke machine is much more than an instrument which allows us to be a star for three minutes. The contributors to this lively collection address the importance of karaoke within Japanese culture and its spread to other parts of the world, exploring the influence of karaoke in such different societies as the United Kingdom, North America, Italy, Sweden, Korea and Brazil. They also consider the nature of the karaoke experience, which involves people as singers, co-singers and listeners. Johan Fornas, Shuhei Hosokawa, William H. Kelly, Casey Man Kong Lum, Toru Mitsui, Hiroshi Ogawa, Shinobu Oku, Akiko Otake, Paolo Prato

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Author:   Shuhei Hosokawa ,  Toru Mitsui
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   v. 3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9780415258548

ISBN 10:   0415258545
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   14 June 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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'Karaoke Around the World is a book for our times... impressively grounded in solid research, both archival and ethnographic... a wonderful, thorough and well-balanced study of the multi-faceted quality of something that is both commodity and technology, culture and music, interactive and self-expressive, local and global... this is an excellent book to teach in classes on Japan, global and East Asian popular culture, ethnomusicology, and mass media... impressive and interactive!' - Journal of Japanese Studies

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Shuhei Hosokawa, Toru Mitsui

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