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245 1. $a Fairouz and the Arab diaspora $d Texte imprimé $e music and identity in the UK and Qatar $f Dima Issa
260 .1 $a London $a New York $a Oxford $c I.B. Tauris $d 2023
280 .. $a 1 vol. (XVI-215 p.) $d 24 cm
300 .. $a Bibliogr. p. [201]-208. Index
330 .. $a With a discography of over 1000 songs, 20 musicals and three motion pictures, the
Lebanese singer and performer, Fairouz, is an artist of pan-Arab appeal, who has connected
with listeners from diverse backgrounds and geographies for over four often tumultuous
decades. In this book, Dima Issa explores the role of Fairouz's music in creating
a sense of Arab identity amidst changing political, economic context. Based on two
years of research including 60 interviews, it takes an ethnographic approach, focussing
on audience reception of Fairouz's music among the Arab diasporas of London and Doha.
It shows that for discussants, talking about Fairouz meant discussing diasporic life,
bringing to the surface notions of Arabness and authenticity, presence and absence,
naturalization and citizenship, and the issue of gender
