Music as a site for Africanness and diaspora cultures
African musicians in the white landscape of Finland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12915764 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Rastas (0000-0003-1430-0357, Tampere University, corresponding author), Elina Seye (0000-0002-1299-1644, Tampere University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 82-95 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African and Black Diaspora An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1752-8631 • E-ISSN: 1752-864X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17528631.2015.1055652 |
| OpenAlex | W2178550864 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 20 |
This article looks at African musicians in Finland and the ways that they negotiate ideas of ‘Africanness’ in their professional activities. The specific environment of Finland with a relatively low number of people of African descent inevitably shapes the activities of these musicians. Our analysis, based on our many years of fieldwork among African diaspora communities, makes visible the multiplicity of sites where African music is played and performed in Finland, and the various contexts that influence the ways in which Africanness is articulated. In a predominantly white society, African musicians' roles extend from artists and ‘cultural ambassadors’ to active change agents in the fields of identity politics and anti-racism struggles
Aesthetics · African descent · Art · Cultural geography · Diaspora · Ethnic group · Identity (music · Music Geography · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Racism · Social science · Sociology · White (mutation · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |