Music and globalization (Topical Term)

Work cat.: 2002438349: Heimatlose Klänge? : regionale Musiklandschaften -heute-, 2002.

Shuker, R. Key concepts in popular music, 1998 (Globalization is reflected in music by the domination of the music industry by a few multinational corporations and the internationalization of musical styles; by the watering down and commercialization of national, regional, and local music cultures for the purpose of global mainstream consumption; by the promotion of international artists and the English language at the expense of local artists and languages. The term globalization is associated with and similar in meaning to cultural imperialism)