Крупные формы

Kelefa Sanne, izvestnyĭ amerikanskiĭ muzykalʹnyĭ kritik, rasskazyvaet istorii͡u populi͡arnoĭ muzyki s serediny KhKh veka do nashikh dneĭ, cherez istorii͡u semi ee glavnykh zhanrov. Po ego versii, pop-muzyka -ėto odnovremenno kulʹturnai͡a, ėkonomicheskai͡a i sot͡sialʹnai͡a sila, a takzhe instrument, pomogai͡ushchiĭ nam konstruirovatʹ sobstvennui͡u identichnostʹ. Kak rok-muzykanty balansirovali mezhdu autentichnostʹi͡ui stremleniem k zvezdnosti? V chëm zakli͡uchalasʹ pank-revoli͡ut͡sii͡a? Pochemu nabral silu khip-khop? Chto iskali li͡udi v disko-klubakh? Sanne predlagaet otvety na vse ėti voprosy.

Kelefa Sanne, a well-known American music critic, tells the story of popular music from the middle of the twentieth century to the present day, through the history of its seven main genres. According to him, pop music is both a cultural, economic and social force, as well as a tool that helps us to construct our own identity. How did rock musicians balance authenticity and the desire for stardom? What was the punk revolution? Why has hip-hop gained strength? What were people looking for in disco clubs? Sanne offers answers to all these questions.