In her new article, Associate Professor Maria Asavei examines the phenomenon of contemporary ethno-pop music in Romania

What characterizes the aesthetics of the religiously themed manele genre, and what social and political dimensions does it encompass? This is the focus of a new article, Religiously Themed Contemporary Ethno-Pop Manele Music Phenomenon in Romania: Empowerment Through Redemption, by Associate Professor Marie Asavei of the Department of Musicology and Visual Arts (KRVS).

Its aim is to provide an in-depth analysis of the genre of urban ethno-pop music, known as Christian manele, and the discourses surrounding it, thereby paving the way for further research into contemporary cultural and religious phenomena.

You can read the full article here.