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Sensational Knowledge Embodying Culture Through Japanese Dance
Posted on April 26, 2008 | No CommentsEthnomusicologist and dancer Tomie Hahn delves into the process of immersing oneself and incorporating the cultural knowledge of the nihon buyo, the traditional Japanese dance form in her book Sensational... -
All About Dub
Posted on April 4, 2008 | No CommentsA new genre called Dub was created in Jamaica in the 1970s when recording engineers "deconstructed" popular songs. Dub is in reality the art of remixing, something which became popular... -
All About the Gnawa
Posted on February 1, 2008 | No CommentsDeborah Kapchan has spent years studying the music of the Gnawa and its relationship with the recording industry. Her book Traveling Spirit Master is an wide-ranging excursion into one of... -
When the Timbales Are Dreaming
Posted on July 2, 2007 | No CommentsMaster timbalero Ernesto Puente was a legendary figure in 20th century Latin music. for decades he performed with the biggest and most influential names in Latin jazz, mambo and salsa.... -
Black Rhythms of Peru: A Fascinating Look at the Resurgence of Afro-Peruvian Music
Posted on April 9, 2007 | No CommentsHeidi Carolyn Feldman Black Rhythms of Peru (Wesleyan Wesleyan University Press, 2006. ISBN: 0819568147) In the past years there has been a growing interest in the music of... -
A Luring Guide to Africa and the Middle East
Posted on March 10, 2007 | No CommentsThe Rough Guide to World Music: Africa and Middle East (Volume 1 of 3) Compiled and edited by Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham and Jon Lusk with Duncan Clark ... -
Captivating Conversations with World Music Artists
Posted on March 4, 2007 | No CommentsGlobal Minstrels: Voices of World Music is a fascinating collection of interviews Elijah Wald (former Boston Globe music critic) carried out while living in Boston. This means the book focuses... -
Latin Cover Art Baccanalia
Posted on April 14, 2006 | No Comments¡Cocinando! by Pablo Yglesias (Princeton Architectural Press, 2005. ISBN: 156898460X). A newly released book, ¡Cocinando!, focuses on fifty years of Latin album cover art. The fascinating compendium is a visual... -
Songs from the Soul of Portugal
Posted on April 2, 2006 | No CommentsFado Portugues, Songs from the Soul of Portugal. Music Sales Corp.; Book & CD edition (January 2004). ISBN: 0711982295. Compiled and edited by Donald Cohen. The interest in fado music... -
The Way of Taiko: New Book Introduces the Art of Japanese drumming
Posted on January 12, 2006 | No CommentsThe Way of Taiko By Heidi Varian (Stone Bridge Press, Berkeley, California. ISBN-13:978-1-880656-99-0, 2005) Billed as the first book exploring Japanese spiritual drumming written in English, The Way of Taiko...