Feature: How to Listen to Music from a Middle Eastern Perspective?

Library > Community Presentations

Ahmad Damen realized that World Music research is based on a comparative study with Western Music Theory. Thus, he asked, how would this field of study be like if the music of the world were studied based on a Middle Eastern Theory model instead?

Sources & Future References

• The Affects of Globalization on Music

• The Effects of Globalization on the Status of Music in Thai Society

• World Music: A Global Journey By Terry E. Miller and Andrew Shahriari

• World Music Book By Philip Vilas Bohlman

• Worlds of Music An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples By Jeff Todd Titon

Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.

---

About Afikra Community Presentations

Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research and share some knowledge on a ‎topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the ‎culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the ‎presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.