"Let's Enjoy as Nicaraguans": The Use of Music in the Construction of a Nicaraguan National Consciousness

Scruggs, T. M.

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“…12. A video selection of Chinegros performance from that day has been published (see Scruggs 1995) and also, by coincidence, a still-photograph. Folklorist David Whisnant was being driven by his Nicaraguan hosts between cities along the national highway the same day.…”

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Nicaraguan State Cultural Initiative and "The Unseen Made Manifest"

Scruggs¹

1998

Yearbook for Traditional Music

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“…8. For a historical overview of the aesthetic negotiation between Managuaand Masaya-based mestizo leaders of Dance of the Marimba groups in this century, see Scruggs 1998. Cf.…”

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Nicaraguan State Cultural Initiative and "The Unseen Made Manifest"

Scruggs¹

1998

Yearbook for Traditional Music

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“…Through a dynamic study of processes of re-signification, this study moves beyond an analysis that focuses on semiotic play of oppositions ('dominant' vs. 'anti-hegemonic'; 'hybrid' vs. 'authentic'), into a historically grounded critical account of how particular musical elements are recombined to produce new*albeit sometimes contested*meanings from these re-combined signs. 6 While studies of musical nationalism focus on the dynamic process by which sounds are combined in order to signify new and emergent national identities (Buchanan 2006;Daughtry 2003;Frolova-Walker 1998;Goertzen 1997;Guy 2002;Scruggs 1999;Sugarman 1999;Turino 1999Turino , 2000, this study also investigates symbolic violence by which sounds are transformed, masked and erased in the service of signifying the nation.…”

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MacedonianČalgija: A Musical Refashioning of National Identity

Seeman¹

2012

Ethnomusicology Forum

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“…After all, there is plenty of evidence that music plays a significant role in national identity construction (e.g. Degirmenci, 2006;Scrugg, 1999;Sultanova, 2005). Bohlman (2004: 12) argues, for example, that: music is malleable in the service of the nation not because it is a product of national and nationalist ideologies but rather because musics of all forms and genres can articulate the processes that shape the state.…”

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Rustic obsessions: The role of Slovenian folk pop in the Slovenian national imaginary

Stanković

2014

International Journal of Cultural Studies

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The case of private collection of records, tapes, and CDs illustrates the ways in which music can be used as a means of transcending the limitations of our own place in the world, of constructing trajectories rather than boundaries across space.' (1994: 4) 'Folk costumes, accordion.' (Central-Slovenian region, middle-aged) 'Monotony and always the same rhythm.' (Štajerska, middle-aged) 'Accordion or a combination of accordion and clarinet. And nice songs. (Primorska, middle-aged) But there were also more elaborate answers. Among them are arguments that tried to explain the supposed 'Slovenianess' of Slovenian folk pop in terms of their contribution to national awareness. 'Folk pop encourages Slovenian national awareness. It is entertaining, yet it could also be very emotional.' (CentralSlovenian region, older) 'Accordion and the fact that they [folk pop musicians] advance feelings of patriotism.' (Primorska, older) Many interviewees also said that Slovenian folk pop is the most distinctively Slovenian music style because it depicts the beauties of Slovenia. 'Lyrics are about life in Slovenia, its countryside, nature as well as different Slovenian regions (depending on the origin of the musicians).' (Central-Slovenian region, older) 'In the songs the beauty of the motherland (Slovenia) is emphasised. Typical are also costumes (folk costumes), rhythms, melodies, instruments (e. g., accordion), and (Slovenian) language.' (Štajerska, younger) Some interviewees also claimed that Slovenian folk pop expresses something like the Slovenian national character. 'The lyrics are adapted to the Slovenians' character. They are not too optimistic; instead they are more melancholic and also said-somehow unhappy.' (Štajerska, middle-aged) Few interviewees related Slovenian folk pop to the (traditional) cultural practices. 'I don't know if they have something like this in other countries. This music [folk pop] reminds me of Sunday lunch. We used to listen to this music on radio when we had family lunch. It also reminds me of village fetes, which I used to attend with great enthusiasm.' (Central-Slovenian region, younger) 'Lyrics about the motherland, tradition, past values and about the life as we used to live it in the past.' (Pomurje, older) 'At first, I did not like folk pop. But I kind of started to like it, probably because I was surrounded with it and I simply had to like it.' (Central-Slovenian region, middle-aged) 'I did not like Avseniki but I am beginning to appreciate them now' (Central-Slovenian region, middle-aged) Notably, there are also several interviewees who stated that with time they started to like classical music. 'Classical music. I started to like it when I developed my music listening skills.' (Central-Slovenian region, middle-aged) 'I never liked classical music. But now I am beginning to like it. I am noticing that it is really complex and incredible.'

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"Let's Enjoy as Nicaraguans": The Use of Music in the Construction of a Nicaraguan National Consciousness

Cited by 17 publications

References 8 publications

Nicaraguan State Cultural Initiative and "The Unseen Made Manifest"

Nicaraguan State Cultural Initiative and "The Unseen Made Manifest"

MacedonianČalgija: A Musical Refashioning of National Identity

Rustic obsessions: The role of Slovenian folk pop in the Slovenian national imaginary

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