Table of Contents

Contents: Prelude: power and the play of music, Laudan Nooshin; 'The artist of the people in the battle': Umm Kulthum's concerts for Egypt in political context, Laura Lohman; Abd al-Halim's microphone, Martin Stokes; Mediated Qu'ranic recitation and the contestation of Islam in contemporary Egypt, Michael Frishkopf; Music, politics and nation building in post-Soviet Tajikistan, Federico Spinetti; Music and censorship in Afghanistan, 1973-2003, John Baily; National traditions and illegal religious activities amongst the Uyghurs, Rachel Harris; Jews, women and the power to be heard: charting the early Tunisian ughniyya to the present day, Ruth F. Davis; Music and politics in North Africa, Tony Langlois; Singing against silence: celebrating women and music at the 4th Jasmine festival, Wendy S. DeBano; 'Tomorrow is ours': re-imagining nation, performing youth in the new Iranian pop music, Laudan Nooshin; The power of silent voices: women in the Syrian Jewish musical tradition, Kay Kaufman Shelemay; Bibliography; Discography; Index.

About the Author

Laudan Nooshin, City University London, UK Laudan Nooshin, Laura Lohman, Martin Stokes, Michael Frishkopf, Federico Spinetti, John Baily, Rachel Harris, Ruth F. Davis, Tony Langlois, Wendy S. DeBano, Kay Kaufman Shelemay.

Reviews

Award: Contains an essay by Kay Kaufman Shelemay (The Power of Silent Voices: Women in the Syrian Jewish Musical Tradition) which was the winner of the 2010 Jaap Kunst Prize for the most significant article in ethnomusicology written by a member of the Society for Ethnomusicology 4 Stars, Songlines ’... Music and the Play of Power is a significant contribution to the extant literature on the topic and the region. Featuring some important articles on music and power in Islamic and Jewish contexts, the book is accessible to an audience of scholars and amateurs alike.’ Ethnomusicology