Zwischen nationalem Pop und World Music. Zur Entwicklung von Son in der Musiklandschaft der Dominikanischen Republik

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 2.0, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: This Master´s thesis deals with correlations of music, nationalism, social class and history in the Dominican Republic. Focus is the genre complex of son, which can be understood as a genuinely Caribbean music genre. The genre complex will be discussed within the specific context of the Dominican Republic, analyzing the impacts of changing social and political conditions throughout the 20th century. The author spent 6 months in Santo Domingo and Santiago de los Caballeros in 2006. Her field work encompassed narrative interviews, field notes, participant observations, video and audio recording, as well as short interviews.