POPULAR MUSIC IN JAPAN transformationinspired by the west; transformation inspired by the west

"Popular music in Japan has been under the overwhelming influence of American, Latin American and European popular music remarkably since 1945, when Japan was defeated in World War II. Beginning with gunka and enka at the turn of the century, tracing the birth of hit songs in the record industry in the years preceding the War, and ranging to the adoption of Western genres after the War--the rise of Japanese folk and rock, domestic exoticism as a new trend and J-Pop--Popular Music in Japan is a comprehensive discussion of the evolution of popular music in Japan. In eight revised and updated essays written in English by renowned Japanese scholar Toru Mitsui, this book tells the story of popular music in Japan since the late 19th century when Japan began positively embracing the West."-- Provided by publisher Contents 6 List of figures 8 Preface 9 Notes on names, spelling and translation 10 A note on the cover image 11 Transformation inspired by the West (1) 12 1 The French Revolution and the emergence of enka 24 Transformation inspired by the West (2) 32 2 Songs in triple time sung in duple time 36 Transformation inspired by the West (3) 54 3 “Sing Me a Song of Araby” and “My Blue Heaven”: When the production of hit songs began in the late 1920s 58 Transformation inspired by the West (4) 86 4 Far Western in the Far East: Japanese Country & Western 96 Transformation inspired by the West (5) 116 5 Music and protest in the late 1960s: The rise of underground folk 120 Transformation inspired by the West (6) 136 6 Japan in Japan: Looking for inexpensive potential stars from abroad 142 Transformation inspired by the West (7) 156 7 Nurturing the Japanese version of an American tradition: Music from the South 160 Transformation inspired by the West (8) 180 8 Domestic exoticism: A trend in the age of ‘world music’ 184 Transformation inspired by the West (9) 196 References 202 Index 218 Transformation inspired by the West (1) -- The French Revolution and the emergence of enka -- Transformation inspired by the West (2) -- Songs in tripe time were composed, but they are still sung in duple time -- Transformation inspired by the West (3) -- "Sing Me a Song of Araby" and "My Blue Heaven": when the production of hit songs began in the late 1920s -- Transformation inspired by the West (4) -- Far Western in the Far East: Japanese Country & Western -- Transformation inspired by the West (5) -- Music and protest in the late 1960s: the rise of underground 'folk' -- Transformation inspired by the West (6) -- Japan in Japan: looking for inexpensive, potential stars from abroad -- Transformation inspired by the West (7) -- Nurturing the Japanese version of an American tradition: music from the South -- Transformation inspired by the West (8) -- Domestic exoticism: a trend in the age of 'world music' -- Transformation inspired by the West (9) Popular music in Japan has been under the overwhelming influence of American, Latin American and European popular music remarkably since 1945, when Japan was defeated in World War II. Beginning with gunka and enka at the turn of the century, tracing the birth of hit songs in the record industry in the years preceding the War, and ranging to the adoption of Western genres after the War—the rise of Japanese folk and rock, domestic exoticism as a new trend and J-Pop— Popular Music in Japan is a comprehensive discussion of the evolution of popular music in Japan. In eight revised and updated essays written in English by renowned Japanese scholar Toru Mitsui, this book tells the story of popular music in Japan since the late 19th century when Japan began positively embracing the West. Popular music in Japan has been under the overwhelming influence of American, Latin American and European popular music remarkably since 1945, when Japan was defeated in World War II. Beginning with gunka and enka at the turn of the century, tracing the birth of hit songs in the record industry in the years preceding the War, and ranging to the adoption of Western genres after the War the rise of Japanese folk and rock, domestic exoticism as a new trend and J-Pop. Popular Music in Japan is a comprehensive discussion of the evolution of popular music in Japan. In eight revised and updated essays written in English by renowned Japanese scholar Toru Mitsui, this book tells the story of popular music in Japan since the late 19th century when Japan began positively embracing the West Popular music in Japan has long been under the overwhelming influence of American and Latin American popular music since 1945 when Japan was defeated in World War II. Beginning with gunka and enka , and tracing the birth of hit songs in the record industry, the adoption of western genres, the rise of Japanese folk and rock, domestic exoticism as a new trend, and J-Pop, Popular Music in Japan is a comprehensive discussion of the evolution of popular music in Japan. In eight revised and updated essays written in English by renowned Japanese scholar Toru Mitsui, this book tells the story of popular music in Japan since the beginning of the 20th century with a focus on the years since the Meiji Restoration when Japan began positively embracing the West. "An overview of popular music in Japan with a focus on the role of western influence"-- Provided by publisher