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Musical Faces of Croatian Multiculturality

The article is composed as a journey through the landscape of the musics of ethnic minorities in Croatia. The peaks on this landscape are festivals, and are therefore in the focus of attention. This is followed by three stopping points: the negotiation of ownership as regards minority and majority cultural expression ; the heritage production, within a multi- ethnic music tradition, proposed for an international listing of intangible cultural heritage ; and the vagueness of an ethnic minority music. All three of these points serve as fragmentary backstage rehearsals for performances of multiculturality. In the conclusion the author argues that Croatia's journey is about parallel multicultural trajectories in a country on the road from its past towards new integrations, in between European multicultural nationalism and local heritage of multicultural exchange beyond compartmentalized ethnic and cultural categories.

music; multiculturality; multiculturalism; minority; festival; ownership; heritage; hybridity; Croatia

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