Sonic Signatures: Music, Migration and the City at Night

An anthology that evokes the music, residents, and vibrant nightlife of migrants in cities around the world.
 
Sonic Signatures interprets the music of contemporary migrants from Montreal to Rotterdam, Oslo to Tokyo. Drawing on research in urban musicology, international migration, and the emerging field of night studies, this edited volume illustrates that sonic signatures are fundamental to nighttime cityscapes, a way of experiencing space and belonging. Contributors to the anthology consider a wide array of genres—including EDM, batida do gueto, and iSicathamiya—to understand how migrants resist oppression, long for people and places, and shape their adopted cities through music. 

Derek Pardue is associate professor of Brazilian studies within the Global Studies Department at Aarhus University in Denmark. He is the author of Cape Verde Let’s Go: Creole Rappers and Citizenship in Portugal. 

Ailbhe Kenny is a senior lecturer in music education at Mary Immaculate College University of Limerick. She is the author of Communities of Musical Practice and coeditor of Musician-Teacher Collaborations: Altering the Chord. 

Katie Young is a postdoctoral research fellow at Brock University, Canada.