Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Asian Music
Volume
54
Issue
1
Publisher
University of Texas Press * Journals Division
Publication Date
1-11-2023
Journal Article Version
Version of Record
First Page
60
Last Page
91
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Abstract
This article highlights several performance personas—including novelty and Islamic piety—at work in the career of Fauziah Gambus, a female gambus player in a highly androcentric musical scene. I argue that gendered assumptions and stereotypes have not restricted her but have instead enabled her to gain more popular success and notoriety than many of her Malaysian male counterparts. In unpacking her career, I examine how Fauziah synthesizes a variety of self- promotion strategies to achieve success beyond traditional gambus music channels.
Recommended Citation
Kinzer, Joe. "The Exceptional Fauziah Gambus: Negotiating Novelty, Piety, and Self-Promotion in an Androcentric Malaysian Musical Scene." Asian Music, vol. 54 no. 1, 2023, p. 60-91. Project MUSE, https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/amu.2023.0003.