MUSICultures

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Vol. 51 (2024)
Published November 25, 2024

MUSICultures is the scholarly journal of The Canadian Society for Traditional Music / La Société canadienne pour les traditions musicales. It is a refereed journal that is published annually under the auspices of the Society.

MUSICultures publishes original articles in English and French on a wide range of topics in ethnomusicology, traditional music research, and popular music studies. The Journal welcomes articles on music in Canadian contexts as well as music in global and transnational contexts. The Journal also publishes reviews of books, and sound and visual recordings. Please contact the Editor about submitting reviews.

Front Matter
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From the General Editor / Mot du Rédactrice en Chef
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Notes on Contributing Authors / Notes sure les collaboratrices et collaborateurs
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Articles: Sustainable Futures in Popular Music: The Pandemic and Beyond / Avenirs durables en musique popularaire : au-dela de la pandémie

Alexandra Boutros, Brian Fauteux
1 - 8
Introduction
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Christina Ballico
9 - 34
Centre Stage: Traversing Australian Live Music Careers in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Melanie Ptatscheck
35 - 56
“Everything Will Be OK”: Busking, Well-Being, and the Value of Music in Times of Pandemic
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Niyati Dhokai, Gwen Baraniecki-Zwil, Glen McCarthy, Emily Romig Fasick, Lillian Chong, Jatin P. Ambegaonkar
57 - 80
Effects of an Online Ukulele Workshop Series on Sense of Community, Social Support, and Arts Engagement in Veterans, Service Members, and Families
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Russell P. Skelchy
81 - 106
A Culture of Sharing: Mutual Aid Responses to COVID-19 by a Punk Infoshop in Manila, Philippines
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Articles: Voices / Voix

Alia Miroshnichenko
107 - 128
Post-Pandemic Reconfiguration of Canadian Independent Live Music Scene: Interviews with Promoters, Artists, and Audiences
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Corbin Cammidge
107 - 128
Free Labour and the Viability of Music Blogging: A Case Study of the No Bells Fan Community
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Ryan Blakeley
139 - 154
MUSICat: Sustaining Local Music Scenes through Public Libraries
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Jan Koplow Villavicencio
155 - 166
Sonically Surrounded: Reflections on Listening to What Is Around
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Articles: Open Topics / Hors Thème

Lei X Ouyang
167 - 192
Mu Daiko: Drumming Between East and West
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Chris Greencorn
193 - 226
“I Doubt If They Were Unusual”: Race and Place in Helen Creighton’s 1967 African Nova Scotian Recording Project
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Adesoji Babalola
227 - 256
“Lyricapitalism” in Nigerian Hip-Hop Subculture: Language, Cyber-Scam Representations, and the End of Sleep
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Book Reviews / Comptes rendus de livres

Rachel Adelstein
257 - 259
Roda, Jessica. 2024. For Women and Girls Only: Reshaping Jewish Orthodoxy Through the Arts in the Digital Age.
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Ailsa Lipscombe
259 - 262
Størvold, Tore. 2023. Dissonant Landscapes: Music, Nature, and the Performance of Iceland
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Brigida Migliore
262 - 265
Anis, Fariji. 2023. Fragments accordés. La composition musicale contemporaine et le monde arabe
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Robin Cauche
265 - 269
Heuguet, Guillaume. 2021. YouTube et les métamorphoses de la musique.
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Elsa Fortant
269 - 271
Born, Georgina, dir. 2022. Music and Digital Media: A Planetary Anthology
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Rosheeka Parahoo
271 - 273
Molanphy, Chris. 2023. Old Town Road
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Alex Blue V
273 - 276
Przybylski, Liz. 2023. Sonic Sovereignty: Hip Hop, Indigeneity, and Shifting Popular Music Mainstreams.
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