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- Yellow Power, Yellow Soul: The Radical Art of Fred Ho
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
- Series: The Asian American Experience
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This dynamic collection explores the life, work, and persona of saxophonist Fred Ho, an unabashedly revolutionary artist whose illuminating and daring work redefines the relationship between art and politics. Scholars, artists, and friends give their unique takes on Ho's career, articulating his artistic contributions, their joint projects, and personal stories. Exploring his musical and theatrical work, his political theory and activism, and his personal life as it relates to politics, Yellow Power, Yellow Soul offers an intimate appreciation of Fred Ho's irrepressible and truly original creative spirit.
Contributors are Roger N. Buckley, Peggy Myo-Young Choy, Jayne Cortez, Kevin Fellezs, Diane C. Fujino, Magdalena Gómez, Richard Hamasaki, Esther Iverem, Robert Kocik, Genny Lim, Ruth Margraff, Bill V. Mullen, Tamara Roberts, Arthur J. Sabatini, Kalamu ya Salaam, Miyoshi Smith, Arthur Song, and Salim Washington.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-30
- Part I: Revolution in Music
- It Remains to Be Seen
- pp. 32-34
- 1. Enter the Voice of the Dragon
- pp. 35-53
- 3. Fred Ho’s Operatic Journey
- pp. 63-94
- Part II: The Aesthetics of Politics
- Politics and Poetry
- p. 96
- 4. “Return to the Source”
- pp. 97-119
- 5. Red Dragon, Blue Warrior
- pp. 120-146
- 6. In Fred Ho’s Body of Work
- pp. 147-160
- Part III: A Life in Community
- This Evening
- p. 162
- 7. Machete and Chopsticks
- pp. 163-177
- 9. “That’s Why the WorkIs What It Is”
- pp. 191-213
- 10. Go On, Shoot
- pp. 214-224
- Excerpts from “Re-English, for Fred Ho”
- pp. 225-226
- Appendixes
- pp. 231-232
- Discography
- pp. 233-237
- Production History
- pp. 238-241
- Curriculum Vitae
- pp. 242-254
- Contributors
- pp. 255-262
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252094705
Related ISBN(s)
9780252037504, 9780252078996
MARC Record
OCLC
840569813
Pages
288
Launched on MUSE
2013-08-12
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2013