Contracts, Patronage and Mediation: The Articulation of Global and Local in the South African Recording Industry (Pop Music, Culture and Identity)

This book studies the long-term developments in the South African recording industry and adds to the existing literature an understanding of the prevalence of informal negotiations over rights, rewards and power in the recording industry. It argues that patronage features often infiltrate the contractual relationships in the industry.--Résumé de l'éditeur Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-18 The South African Recording Industry....Pages 19-46 Recent Industry Developments....Pages 47-70 A Segmented Music Market and Attempts to Capture It....Pages 71-88 The Wholesaling and Retailing of Music....Pages 89-111 Negotiating Value in the Music Chain....Pages 112-125 Organizing Relationships in the Recording Industry: Contracts and Patronage....Pages 126-157 Continuities in Patronage Arrangements....Pages 158-175 Conclusion....Pages 176-183 Back Matter....Pages 184-239 This book studies the long-term developments in the South African recording industry and adds to the existing literature an understanding of the prevalence of informal negotiations over rights, rewards and power in the recording industry. It argues that patronage features often infiltrate the contractual relationships in the industry.--Résumé de l'éditeur Tuulikki Pietilä, University Of Helsinki, Finland. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.