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New Book Live from Dar es Salaam Examines the Music Industry in Tanzania
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No CommentsLive from Dar es Salaam, Popular Music and Tanzania’s Music Economy is a new book by Alex Perullo that examines the music industry, intellectual property rights, and neoliberalization in Tanzania,... -
Suzy Bogguss Revives Folk Classics with American Folk Songbook
Posted on June 3, 2011 | No CommentsRenowned American country and folk music singer Suzy Bogguss had a revelation on stage with Garrison Keillor (host of the popular A Prairie Home Companion radio show) in 2008. Everyone... -
Monument Eternal Celebrates the Life of Alice Coltrane
Posted on October 22, 2010 | No CommentsThe world knows legendary jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane well, while his talented wife, Alice Coltrane, remains somewhat of an enigma. Now, just three years after her death in... -
New Book Celebrates Legendary Guitarist Doc Watson
Posted on September 5, 2010 | 1 CommentBlooming Twig Books has just released “Blind But Now I See,” a no-holds barred biography of the legendary guitarist’s life and career. Written by Dr. Kent Gustavson, this first-ever biography... -
New Book ‘Bob Marley And The Golden Age of Reggae’ to Be Published in October 2010
Posted on August 31, 2010 | 3 CommentsBob Marley And The Golden Age of Reggae (Titan Books, ISBN: 97818) will be available in October 20120. Bob Marley And The Golden Age of Reggae is a testament in... -
New Book ‘Great Musicians from our First Nations’ Celebrates North American Native Musicians
Posted on July 20, 2010 | No CommentsOther artists included in Great Musicians from our First Nations are Michael Bucher, who at age 52 uses his music for both entertainment and political activism by bringing awareness of... -
New Book Reveals How Cajun and Zydeco Music Thrives Outside of Louisiana
Posted on October 31, 2008 | No CommentsEthnographic description of this active regional scene opens into a discussion of several historical trends that have affected life and music in Louisiana and the nation. The book portrays the... -
New Book Global Soundtracks: Worlds of Film Music Analyzes International Film Music
Posted on September 11, 2008 | No CommentsIn this first of its kind ethnomusicological study of world film music, editor Mark Slobin brings together a truly global analysis of the subject. Where most film music studies concentrate... -
New Flamenco Sheet Music Books by Mario Escudero and Juan Lorenzo
Posted on September 2, 2008 | No CommentsVentilador Music has published two new books (with CD) with sheet music by the legendary [wiki:Flamenco] guitarist Mario Escudero and contemporary guitarist Juan Lorenzo. Mario Escudero – Gloria de... -
New Book Flamencos de Gañanía Looks at Historical "Real" Flamenco Venues
Posted on December 29, 2007 | No CommentsAmerican writer Estela Zatania has a new book in Spanish titled Flamencos de Gañanía (Ediciones Giralda, 2007), which focuses on the historical cortijos (Andalusian haciendas) of the lower Guadalquivir region....