Resonating with different worlds: how Baka musical practices generate sociality, identities and connection to ritual spirits

Abstract

A society is the result of interacting individuals, and individuals are also the result of this interaction. This interaction happens through music, among other factors. As such, music constitutes a powerful resource for symbolic interaction, which constitutes the medium and substance of a culture.

The importance of music in a society is clearly brought to light in the role that it plays in the three basic parameters of the social logics: identity, social order and the need for exchange. If music is so important to us, it is because, apart from its assigned aesthetic values, it fits closely with the dynamics of each of these three different parameters. These parameters, which are consubstantial to the social nature of the human being, constitute the core of the book as they manifest in musical practices. This publication addresses important issues such as the role of music in shaping identities, how music and social order are intertwined and why music is so relevant in human interaction. The last part of the book explores issues related to the social application of musical research.

• LRQ17

Resources

• http://www.cambridgescholars.com/making-music-making-society

Bibliography

Weig, D.: Resonating with different worlds: how Baka musical practices generate sociality, identities and connection to ritual spirits. In Josep Martí & Sara Revilla Gútiez (eds), Making Music, Making Society (2018).