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MIT OpenCourseWare
Popular Musics of the World
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- Instructor
- Prof. Patricia Tang
- Term
- Spring 2005
- Level
- Undergraduate
- What's inside
- 1 reading · 5 other files · 6 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 21M.294 Popular Musics of the World, Spring 2005, Prof. Patricia Tang — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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- First Paper Assignment Download
- Second Paper Assignment Download
- Final Project Assignment Download
- SMAP: A case-study of J-pop Download
Study Materials
Course outline
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Lecture 4: Artists Gone International: Youssou Ndour and the Rise of Senegalese mbalax
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Lecture 5: Music and Protest: Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s Afro-Beat; Mbira and Chimurenga Music of Zimbabwe
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Lecture 6: Music as a Tool for Humanitarian Aid in Africa
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Lecture 7: The Politics of Globalization: Paul Simon’s Graceland
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Lecture 8: Rap and Hip-hop in Africa
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Lecture 9: Hip-hop in Korea
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Lecture 10: First Exam
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Lecture 11: Guest Lecture by Benjamin Herson ( Nomadic Wax )
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Lecture 12: Rap and Hip-hop in Japan: Guest Lecture by Ian Condry
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Lecture 13: Catch-up Session
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Lecture 14: Creating Anglo-Asian Identity: Bhangra and Bhangramuffin 20-minute Guest Lecture/Demonstration by MIT Bhangra Team
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Lecture 15: The Voice of Egypt: Umm Kulthum
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Lecture 16: Techno, Rave, and Youth Culture
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Lecture 17: Beloved Crooners of Canto-pop; Karaoke in East Asia
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Lecture 18: Ska, Reggae, and Dancehall: A Historical Overview
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Lecture 19: The Bob Marley Legacy
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Lecture 20: The Globalization of Reggae
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Lecture 21: Second Exam
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Lecture 26: Conclusions
MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. Patricia Tang, 21M.294 Popular Musics of the World, Spring 2005.
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