This dissertation explores music in Cusco, Peru found in the festivals and other performance contexts related to tourism. The central thesis considers what happen when culture becomes a resource for socio-economic development. First the historical emergence of culture as a resource is examined through the discourse of international agencies, folklorists, and travelers. Next, various contexts of music and tourism in Cusco highlight specific examples of culture as a resource, such as Inti Raymi, other raymi festivals, the pilgrimage of Señor de Qoyllur rit’i, dinner show restaurants, and nightclubs. In each example, I discuss the history of the performance context, the musical repertoire, opportunities for musicians, and how local people keep the performance relevant to their lives. While critics have called cultural tourism a devil’s bargain and proponents have called it a panacea to under-development, I conclude that the real effects of culture as a resource in Cusco are more complex. I analyze the music in conjunction with social conditions of asymmetric power as the aestheticization of poverty. / text

Vitayatprapaiphan Nongyao. / Thesis submitted in: June 2004. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-96). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.1 / Preface --- p.4 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction - Knowing the Akha / Chapter a. --- Background --- p.10 / Chapter b. --- Problems the Akha People are Facing --- p.16 / Chapter c. --- Government Policy Towards the Akha and Hill Tribes in Northern Thailand --- p.22 / Chapter d. --- The Impact of Government Policy on the Akha People --- p.27 / Chapter e. --- Rituals and the Beliefs of the Akha --- p.30 / Chapter 2. --- The Traditional Musical Life of the Akha --- p.33 / Chapter 3. --- The Impact of Christianity on Akha Life and Musical Life --- p.38 / Chapter 4. --- The Impact of Tourism on Akha Life and Musical Life --- p.56 / Chapter 5. --- Prospects for the Traditional Musical Life of the Akha --- p.65 / Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.73 / Appendix I: Figures --- p.82 / Appendix II: Musical Examples --- p.89 / Bibliography --- p.91