Queen katy patra represents ancient egypt in pop music

Yvonne Vosmann

pp. 225-234

in: Ivana Medi, Marija Dumnić Vilotijević, Ivana Medić (eds), Contemporary popular music studies, Berlin, Springer, 2019

Abstract

The following discussion works out pertinent examples of the reception of ancient Egypt in the pop music video "Dark Horse" (Capitol 2013) by singer Katy Perry. Here, some proportions of film industry, pop music and the hip-hop genre are intertwined with the reception of ancient Egypt. Especially the visual presentation of this form of Egyptomania is observed and it shows the connection to already existing examples of popular culture. A final interpretation works out a Hellenized magical tradition in relation to Cleopatra as the adopted model, which lasts from antiquity until today.