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Wesleyan - Resonances of chindon-ya: sounding space and sociality in contemporary japan, paperback/marie abe

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Contributor(s): Author: Marie Abe In this first book-length study of chindon-ya, MariAbe investigates the intersection of sound, public space, and sociality in contemporary Japan.

Chindon-ya, dating back to the 1840s, are ostentatiously costumed street musicians who publicize a business by parading through neighborhood streets.

Historically not considered music, but part of the everyday soundscape, this vernacular performing art provides a window into s.