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The RILM blog
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Francis Bebey globalizes African music
https://bibliolore.org/2025/06/18/francis-bebey-globalizes-african-music/
Published: June 18, 2025 10:00
The Cameroonian composer, writer, sculptor, and musicologist Francis Bebey was widely recognized as one of Africa’s foremost songwriters. His talent, however, reached far beyond music. Bebey earned a B.S. in mathematics from a college in Douala and later…
Montréal’s rich musical and intellectual life
https://bibliolore.org/2025/06/13/montreals-rich-musical-and-intellectual-life/
Published: June 13, 2025 10:00
As the capital of Québec, Montréal is home to around 40% of the province’s population—approximately 2 million people, as of 2021. The city was originally settled by the Iroquois along the Saint Lawrence River before being established as Ville-Marie in ……
The Chilean guitarrĂłn
https://bibliolore.org/2025/06/09/the-chilean-guitarron/
Published: June 9, 2025 10:00
The guitarrón, an instrument of central Chile, is known as one of the most complex stringed instruments in the Americas due to its unique string arrangement and quantity. Shaped like a guitar, the guitarrón features a total of 25 strings–21 … Continue…
Selena shines in music, fashion, and design
https://bibliolore.org/2025/06/05/selena-shines-in-music-fashion-and-design/
Published: June 5, 2025 16:13
Although Selena Quintanilla Pérez, better known as Selena, followed in the footsteps of pioneering Tejana (Texas-Mexican) women solo singers such as Lydia Mendoza, Chelo Silva, Laura Canales, and Patsy Torres—as well as influential duos like Carmen y…
Asian American music teachers’ experiences
https://bibliolore.org/2025/05/31/asian-american-music-teachers-experiences/
Published: May 31, 2025 10:00
Asian Americans hold distinct positions across various professions, experiencing both significant underrepresentation in some fields and notable overrepresentation in others. The Asian population in the United States has grown substantially–an 88% increase…
Riot grrrl zines: Translating experience into expertise
https://bibliolore.org/2025/05/26/riot-grrrl-zines-translating-experience-into-expertise/
Published: May 26, 2025 10:00
The rise of the riot grrrl movement can be traced to musicians and zine creators Tobi Vail, Allison Wolfe, Molly Neuman, and Kathleen Hanna–founders of the bands Bratmobile and Bikini Kill, respectively. From its inception, riot grrrl was ideologically…
Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) introduces its latest product at the special event Sites + Sounds + Scenes
Published: May 21, 2025 22:00
Just a reminder that on May 27, 2025, at 4:30 pm, at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City, Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) will unveil its latest product, the RILM Archive of Popular Music Magazines (RAPMM), at … Continue…
Musicology’s global expansion
https://bibliolore.org/2025/05/17/musicologys-global-expansion/
Published: May 17, 2025 10:00
The global expansion of musicology beyond Europe and North America in the latter half of the 20th century was shaped by several key factors. Alongside the structure of each country’s higher education system, its connection to the so-called West and ……
Acholitronix: Fusing electronic and traditional music in Uganda
https://bibliolore.org/2025/05/13/acholitronix-fusing-electronic-and-traditional-music-in-uganda/
Published: May 13, 2025 10:00
In contemporary Africa, new electronic music can generally be classified into two distinct categories. The first involves artists who adapt mainstream genres like house, techno, or electronica, giving them a local twist. These artists incorporate samples…
Music and the Vietnam War
https://bibliolore.org/2025/05/08/music-and-the-vietnam-war/
Published: May 8, 2025 10:00
Following the fall of Sà i Gòn (now Thà nh phố Hồ Chà Minh) on 30 April 1975, the experiences and contributions of South Vietnamese war veterans were largely erased from public memory. In recent years, efforts to address this erasure have … Continue reading…