Popular music and a sense of place in Singapore
This paper illustrates how popular music written, produced, and performed by Singaporeans provides a means through which the culture and society of Singapore may be understood. Music with English language text conveys a sense of place and reflects a distinctively Singaporean spirit and identity. The...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
1996
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| Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2270 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3527/viewcontent/PopMusicSensePlaceSingapore_1995.pdf |
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| Institution: | Singapore Management University |
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| Summary: | This paper illustrates how popular music written, produced, and performed by Singaporeans provides a means through which the culture and society of Singapore may be understood. Music with English language text conveys a sense of place and reflects a distinctively Singaporean spirit and identity. The paper examines four themes: the portrayal of Singapore's multiracial population which reflects a unique cultural synthesis; the Singaporeans' concept of urbanity, manifested as the simultaneous attraction and repulsion towards the city and the desire for nature and the rustic; the distinctive social engineering in Singapore; and the way in which global issues are imported into local agendas, as reflected in "green" concerns in Singapore-produced songs. |
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