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Bic Runga's Drive

By Professor Henry Johnson
Series: 33 1/3 Oceania
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Bic Runga's Drive explores the career of Bic Runga, highlighting her journey from a high-school music competition to receiving the New Zealand Order of Merit. Focusing on her iconic debut album Drive, the book offers detailed case studies of key tracks and examines her musical style, accolades, and performance achievements over three decades.
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Ideal for readers interested in contemporary popular music, New Zealand music culture, and in-depth studies of influential albums and artists.

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From entering a high-school music competition to being honoured with the New Zealand Order of Merit, Bic Runga has an established place within contemporary popular music.

Focusing on her iconic album, Drive, and including informative case studies of representative tracks on the album, this book provides not only an in-depth study of one album, but skilfully navigates Runga’s creative work over three decades to illuminate some of the key stages of her career.

The book discusses the performer’s rise to stardom, musical style, accolades, and performance achievements. Blending popular music studies with media analysis, the book is the first to offer a detailed study of Runga’s creativity and a close-up study of her debut and critically acclaimed album.

Series: 33 1/3 Oceania

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781501390036

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 May 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 160

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Professor Henry Johnson Series: 33 1/3 Oceania

About the Author

Henry Johnson is Professor of music at the University of Otago, New Zealand. His books include Many Voices: Music and National Identity in Aotearoa/New Zealand (2010); Global Glam (2016); Migration, Education and Translation (2020); and Nenes’ Koza Dabasa (Bloomsbury, 2021). He is Associate Director of the Centre for Global Migrations.

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