Landscapes of Music in Istanbul - A Cultural Politics of Place and Exclusion (Paperback)

Everyday articulations of music, place, urban politics, and inclusion/exclusion are powerfully present in Istanbul. This volume analyzes landscapes of music, community, and exclusion across a century and a half.An interdisciplinary group of scholars and artists presents four case studies: the rembetika, the music of the Asiks, the Zakir/Alevi tradition, and hip-hop, in Beyoglu, UEskudar, the gentrifying Sulukule neighborhood, and across the metropolis.