Legions of boom : Filipino American mobile DJ crews in the San Francisco Bay Area /

Chronicles the history of the San Francisco Bay Area Filipino American mobile DJ scene of the late 1970s through the mid-1990s. He shows how DJ crews helped unify the Bay Area's Filipino American community, gave its members social status and brotherhood, and drew huge crowds. --Publisher'...

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Main Author: Wang, Oliver, 1972-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham, North Carolina : Duke University Press, 2015.
Series:Refiguring American music.
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Summary:Chronicles the history of the San Francisco Bay Area Filipino American mobile DJ scene of the late 1970s through the mid-1990s. He shows how DJ crews helped unify the Bay Area's Filipino American community, gave its members social status and brotherhood, and drew huge crowds. --Publisher's description.
Physical Description:xiii, 218 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780822359043 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0822359049 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780822358909 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0822358905 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0822375486 (e-book)
9780822375487 (e-book)