Popular Musics of the World

Calendar

LEC #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
Introduction
1	Preliminaries; Overview of Course
2-3	World Music and Globalization: Current Perspectives
Afropop: African Stars, Sounds and Genres
4	Artists Gone International: Youssou Ndour and the Rise of Senegalese mbalax
5	Music and Protest: Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s Afro-Beat; Mbira and Chimurenga Music of Zimbabwe
6	Music as a Tool for Humanitarian Aid in Africa	First paper due
7	The Politics of Globalization: Paul Simon’s Graceland
Global Rap and Hip-Hop Culture
8	Rap and Hip-hop in Africa
9	Hip-hop in Korea	Second paper due
10	First Exam
11	Guest Lecture by Benjamin Herson (Nomadic Wax)
12	Rap and Hip-hop in Japan: Guest Lecture by Ian Condry
13	Catch-up Session
	Suggested Local Event: Performance by Orchestra Baobab
Dance, Film, and the Impact of Recording Technologies
14	Creating Anglo-Asian Identity: Bhangra and Bhangramuffin 20-minute Guest Lecture/Demonstration by MIT Bhangra Team
15	The Voice of Egypt: Umm Kulthum
	Suggested Local Event: Intercollegiate Festival of African Music and Arts @ Tufts University
16	Techno, Rave, and Youth Culture	Final project proposal due
17	Beloved Crooners of Canto-pop; Karaoke in East Asia
	Karaoke Outing
Music, Culture and Religion: the Case of Reggae
18	Ska, Reggae, and Dancehall: A Historical Overview
19	The Bob Marley Legacy
20	The Globalization of Reggae	Final project progress report due
21	Second Exam
	Suggested Local Event: Performance by Lamine Touré and Group Saloum
22-25	Final Presentations
26	Conclusions	Final papers due