Social voices: the cultural politics of singers around the globe

Introduction. The Cultural Politics of Singers / Levi S. Gibbs

PART I. THE POLITICS OF AUTHENTICITY AND ICONICITY. Introduction / Jeff Todd Titon ; Becoming a "Folk" Icon : Pete Seeger and Musical Activism / Anthony Seeger ; An Ordinary Icon : Cassettes, Counternarratives, and Shaykh Imam / Andrew Simon ; Idolatry and Iconoclasm in K-Pop Fandom / John Lie

PART II. RACE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND CLASS. Introduction / Eric Lott ; All On They Mouth Like Liquor / Treva B. Lindsey ; Compromise and Competition: The Musical Identities of Afro-Cuban Women Singers / Christina D. Abreu ; Challenging the Divide Between Elite and Mass Cultures : Opera Icon Beverly Sills / Nancy Guy

PART III. MULTIPLICITIES OF REPRESENTATIONS. Introduction / Ruth Hellier ; Artful Politics of the Voice : "Queen of Romani Music" Esma Redžepova / Carol Silverman ; Teresa Teng : Embodying Asia's Cold Wars / Michael K. Bourdaghs ; Women, Political Voice, and the South African Diaspora, 1959-2020 / Carol A. Muller

PART IV. SINGERS AND SONGS AS INTERWEAVING NARRATIVES. Introduction / Kwame Dawes ; The Vocal Narratives of Lata Mangeshkar : Gender, Politics, and Nation in India / Natalie Sarrazin ; Ya Toyour : One Song in Two Voices / Katherine Meizel

Afterword: The Power of Song / Elijah Wald.