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Folk music: from local to national to global (2007)
Book Chapter
Hughes, D. W. (2007). Folk music: from local to national to global. In D. W. Hughes, & A. M. Tokita (Eds.), The Ashgate research companion to Japanese music (281-302). Ashgate Publishing Limited

This chapter traces the shifting situation and nature of Japanese folk music from ‘traditional’ times to the present day. Topics covered include: importation of the European concept of ‘the folk’; distinction between folk song (min’yō) and folk perfo... Read More about Folk music: from local to national to global.