Of ‘ghosts’ and singers
Debates around singing practices of 1940s Indian cinema
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12713693 |
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| Authors | Kiranmayi Indraganti (0000-0002-4414-4327, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 295-306 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-18 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South Asian Popular Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-6689 • E-ISSN: 1474-6697 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14746689.2012.706029 |
| OpenAlex | W2038379179 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This essay on playback singing brings together writings in the film press and government documents published in the 1940–50s. Using Telugu and English writings, it analyzes the technological and cultural implications of the transition from singing actors to playback singers, and interrogates the circulation of terms such as ‘ghost singers.’
Acoustics · Aesthetics · Art · Circulation (fluid dynamics · Government (linguistics · Linguistics · Literature · Movie theater · Singing · Telugu · Transition (genetics · Cinema and Media Studies · Engineering · History · Philosophy · South Asian Cinema and Culture · Theater, Performance, and Music History
| Highly cited | No |
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