Professor LONAN O'BRIAIN's Outputs (4)

Musical cosmopolitanism in late-colonial Hanoi (2018)
Journal Article
Ó Briain, L. (2018). Musical cosmopolitanism in late-colonial Hanoi. Ethnomusicology Forum, 27(3), 265-285. https://doi.org/10.1080/17411912.2018.1521728

This article investigates how radio was used to amplify the reach of vernacular forms of musical cosmopolitanism in late-colonial Hanoi. Between 1948 and the early 1950s, the musicians of Việt Nhạc – the first all-Vietnamese ensemble to appear regula... Read More about Musical cosmopolitanism in late-colonial Hanoi.

Domesticated noise: the musical reformation of identity in urban Vietnam (2016)
Journal Article
Ó Briain, L. (2016). Domesticated noise: the musical reformation of identity in urban Vietnam. Journal of Sonic Studies, 12,

Beyond the Digital Diaspora: YouTube Methodologies, Online Networking and the Hmong Music Festival (2015)
Journal Article
Ó Briain, L. (2015). Beyond the Digital Diaspora: YouTube Methodologies, Online Networking and the Hmong Music Festival. Journal of World Popular Music, 2(2), 289-306. https://doi.org/10.1558/jwpm.v2i2.26561

This article examines attempts by American Hmong to turn the thriving Hmong digital diaspora into a sustainable offline musical community. The Hmong, an ethnic group of five million people spread across five continents, have embraced YouTube as a pri... Read More about Beyond the Digital Diaspora: YouTube Methodologies, Online Networking and the Hmong Music Festival.

Minorities Onstage: Cultural Tourism, Cosmopolitanism, and Social Harmony in Northwestern Vietnam (2014)
Journal Article
O'Briain, L. (2014). Minorities Onstage: Cultural Tourism, Cosmopolitanism, and Social Harmony in Northwestern Vietnam. Asian Music, 45(2), 32-57. https://doi.org/10.1353/amu.2014.0002