Singing and Survival: The Music of Easter Island

An exemplary investigation into music and sustainability, Singing and Survival tells the story of how music helped the Rapanui people of Easter Island preserve their unique cultural heritage.

Author: Bendrups
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/09/2019
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780190297046

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2020

About the Author
Dan Bendrups is an ethnomusicologist who investigates the role of music in sustaining cultural heritage. His research spans communities and cultures in the Americas and the Asia-Pacific, as well as migrant communities in Australia and New Zealand. He lectures in research education and development at La Trobe University, Australia, where he is also a member of the La Trobe University Institute of Latin American Studies.