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Bright, C. D. (2006). Cakalak Thunder: The Meaning of Anarchy, Value, and Community in the Music of Greensboro's Protest Drum Corps. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-3040
This thesis presents the meaning of anarchism, punk, and DIY anarchism in relation to Cakalak Thunder, a radical protest drum group in Greensboro, North Carolina. The author presents the history of Cakalak Thunder and its influences, such as the Infernal Noise Brigade and various Brazilian samba groups. She presents the history of anarchist communities and certain anarchist individuals in America, as well as the history of one of the collective houses in which many of Cakalak's members reside. Notions of value and exchange in anthropology have influenced this study, in that the members of Cakalak have created alternate notions of value and modes of exchange that rebel against capitalism. The role of community in the formation and music of Cakalak Thunder is of prime importance. The author presents the many levels of local and global musical activity that informs the music of Cakalak, which is influenced by Slobin's spheres of cultural exchange. Also, how the synechdocal relationship between music and culture has been approached in ethnomusicology is presented, as well as an analysis of how Cakalak's musical and social structures inform each other.
Collective, North Carolina, Greensboro, Community, Anarchism, Culture, Affinity, Synechdochal, Social Structure, Anarchy, Protest, Value, Consensus, Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ethnomusicology
Date of Defense
April 21, 2006.
Submitted Note
A Thesis submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Advisory Committee
Frank Gunderson, Professor Directing Thesis; Benjamin Koen, Committee Member; Michael Uzendoski, Committee Member.
Publisher
Florida State University
Identifier
FSU_migr_etd-3040
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Bright, C. D. (2006). Cakalak Thunder: The Meaning of Anarchy, Value, and Community in the Music of Greensboro's Protest Drum Corps. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-3040
