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Download or read book Music, Ethnicity, and Violence on the Ethio-South Sudanese Border written by Sarah J. Bishop and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communities on the Ethio-South Sudanese border utilize music to define a cultural identity and history, cultivate a shared ethnic consciousness, and delimit ethnic boundaries. In Ethiopia, traditional musical styles are frequently linked with ethno-cultural identities, and song lyrics overtly or covertly appeal to ethnic identification and affiliation. In Gambella and South Sudan, music-making is also inspired by experiences of ethnicized violence, as singers compose songs that recount instances of ethnic massacres, encourage ethnic cohesion based on shared experiences of trauma, and, in some cases, overtly threaten others and valorize warfare.