1st Edition

Karaoke Around the World Global Technology, Local Singing

Edited By Shuhei Hosokawa, Toru Mitsui Copyright 1998
    218 Pages
    by Routledge

    224 Pages
    by Routledge

    The karaoke machine is much more than an instrument which allows us to be a star for three minutes. The contributors to this lively collection address the importance of karaoke within Japanese culture and its spread to other parts of the world, exploring the influence of karaoke in such different societies as the United Kingdom, North America, Italy, Sweden, Korea and Brazil. They also consider the nature of the karaoke experience, which involves people as singers, co-singers and listeners.

    List of figures, List of tables, List of contributors, Acknowledgements, Introduction, PART I, PART II, PART III, Index

    Biography

    Shuhei Hosokawa, Toru Mitsui