Karaoke : the global phenomenon /
Zhou, Xun,
Karaoke : the global phenomenon / Zhou Xun and Francesca Tarocco. - 207 pages : colour illustrations ; 20 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Who invented karaoke? -- 'Karaoke fever' : Japan and Korea -- Karaoke wonderland : South-east Asia -- The Disneyland of karaoke palaces : China -- Karaoke for the soul : karaoke and religion -- 'Naked karaoke' and the cowboys : North America -- A karaoke people : Britain -- 'Karaoke forever' : Europe -- Karaoke in Brazil : the Nikkeijin story -- Karaoke revolution : karaoke technologies -- Epilogue : karaoke at the frontiers -- Select list of karaoke vendors worldwide.
"Usually thought of as the pastime of desperately bad singers and slurring drunks, karaoke has never enjoyed a particularly stellar image. Xun and Tarocco, however, reveal its surprisingly complex history and significant cultural impact around the world. Originating in postwar Japan, karaoke soon spread to Southeast Asia and the West. Karaoke traces how it became a wildly successful social phenomenon that constantly evolved to keep pace with changes in technology and culture. Drawing on extensive research and international travels, the authors chart the varied manifestations of karaoke, from karaoke taxis in Bangkok to nude karaoke in North America to the role of karaoke in prostitution. Documenting the unpredictable fantasy world of Karaoke bars and the people who inhabit them, and showing how obsession with performance and song has touched politics, history and pop culture throughout global society, Karaoke will delight anyone who has had the courage to take the mike and front the 'empty orchestra.'"--BOOK JACKET.
1861893000 9781861893000
Karaoke--Social aspects
Karaoke--History and criticism
306.4842
Karaoke : the global phenomenon / Zhou Xun and Francesca Tarocco. - 207 pages : colour illustrations ; 20 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Who invented karaoke? -- 'Karaoke fever' : Japan and Korea -- Karaoke wonderland : South-east Asia -- The Disneyland of karaoke palaces : China -- Karaoke for the soul : karaoke and religion -- 'Naked karaoke' and the cowboys : North America -- A karaoke people : Britain -- 'Karaoke forever' : Europe -- Karaoke in Brazil : the Nikkeijin story -- Karaoke revolution : karaoke technologies -- Epilogue : karaoke at the frontiers -- Select list of karaoke vendors worldwide.
"Usually thought of as the pastime of desperately bad singers and slurring drunks, karaoke has never enjoyed a particularly stellar image. Xun and Tarocco, however, reveal its surprisingly complex history and significant cultural impact around the world. Originating in postwar Japan, karaoke soon spread to Southeast Asia and the West. Karaoke traces how it became a wildly successful social phenomenon that constantly evolved to keep pace with changes in technology and culture. Drawing on extensive research and international travels, the authors chart the varied manifestations of karaoke, from karaoke taxis in Bangkok to nude karaoke in North America to the role of karaoke in prostitution. Documenting the unpredictable fantasy world of Karaoke bars and the people who inhabit them, and showing how obsession with performance and song has touched politics, history and pop culture throughout global society, Karaoke will delight anyone who has had the courage to take the mike and front the 'empty orchestra.'"--BOOK JACKET.
1861893000 9781861893000
Karaoke--Social aspects
Karaoke--History and criticism
306.4842