New Zealand popular music, government policy, and cultural identity

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ID4795999
AuthorsRoy Shuker (Victoria University of Wellington, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume27
Issue2
Pages271-287
Publication date2008-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopular Music (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0261-1430 • E-ISSN: 1474-0095
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0261143008004066
OpenAlexW2169155988
LanguageEN
Citations received10

The New Zealand popular music industry has recently undergone impressive growth, and is poised to make a significant international impact. Two aspects of this newly privileged position are examined. First, broadly sketching twenty years of developments, I argue that Government willingness to get behind the local industry, especially the role of the post-2000 Labour Government, is a crucial determinant of the present success story. Secondly, I consider the debated relationship between local music and New Zealand cultural identity, with particular reference to two prominent musical styles: Kiwi 'garage' rock, and Polynesian-dominated local rap, reggae and hip-hop-inflected music. I argue that the local must not be overly valorised, and that it is necessary to distinguish between 'local music' as a cultural signifier and locally made music, with both worthy of support

Aesthetics · Art · Cultural identity · Economics · Government (linguistics · Identity (music · Linguistics · Local government · Media studies · Music education · Music industry · Musical · Political economy · Political science · Popular music · Position (finance · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · History · Music History and Culture · New Zealand Economic and Social Studies · Public Administration

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