Filippo Bonini Baraldi
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- July 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780190096786
- eISBN:
- 9780190096823
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190096786.003.0003
- Subject:
- Music, Ethnomusicology, World Music
This chapter presents a detailed ethnography of the professional activity of the Roma musicians of Ceuaş. Two village celebrations are analyzed: a Hungarian banquet and a Roma wedding. The ...
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This chapter presents a detailed ethnography of the professional activity of the Roma musicians of Ceuaş. Two village celebrations are analyzed: a Hungarian banquet and a Roma wedding. The description focuses on the interactions between the musicians and their clients, on the repertoire played, and on the participants’ emotional experiences. It is argued that the “service” that Roma musicians provide to their customers is generally the same whether they are playing for a Gaje or Roma audience. The comparison between the two gatherings suggests that they share a similar structure, fostering increasingly affective communion between the guests. By the end of these events, musicians arouse bittersweet feelings in their audience by playing slow “table” songs.Less
This chapter presents a detailed ethnography of the professional activity of the Roma musicians of Ceuaş. Two village celebrations are analyzed: a Hungarian banquet and a Roma wedding. The description focuses on the interactions between the musicians and their clients, on the repertoire played, and on the participants’ emotional experiences. It is argued that the “service” that Roma musicians provide to their customers is generally the same whether they are playing for a Gaje or Roma audience. The comparison between the two gatherings suggests that they share a similar structure, fostering increasingly affective communion between the guests. By the end of these events, musicians arouse bittersweet feelings in their audience by playing slow “table” songs.
Elizabeth Lominska Johnson and Graham E. Johnson
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- January 2020
- ISBN:
- 9789888455898
- eISBN:
- 9789882204331
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789888455898.003.0011
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Asian Cultural Anthropology
In 2014, Kwan Mun Hau hosted a banquet for 2000 people celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their move to their new site. Invited dignitaries spoke, and unicorn dancers paid respects at the ...
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In 2014, Kwan Mun Hau hosted a banquet for 2000 people celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their move to their new site. Invited dignitaries spoke, and unicorn dancers paid respects at the ancestral halls and shrines. By this time, Tsuen Wan district had been divided. It is governed in part by the District Council. Residents continue to form associations to meet social needs, although some new forms have emerged.Less
In 2014, Kwan Mun Hau hosted a banquet for 2000 people celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their move to their new site. Invited dignitaries spoke, and unicorn dancers paid respects at the ancestral halls and shrines. By this time, Tsuen Wan district had been divided. It is governed in part by the District Council. Residents continue to form associations to meet social needs, although some new forms have emerged.
