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Encyclopedia of Albanian folk Iso-Polyphony
Posted on November 29, 2007 | No CommentsThe Encyclopaedia of Albanian Folk Iso-Polyphony, with text in Albanian and English is now available. Iso-Polyphony is an exceptionally beautiful and uniquely Albanian folk musical form that is a UNESCO-approved... -
New Book Talks About Moroccan Gnawa Trance and Music in the Global Market Place
Posted on October 25, 2007 | No CommentsMiddletown (Connecticut), USA – In the new book Traveling Spirit Masters, Deborah Kapchan explores how a group of Moroccan ritual musicians from the sub-Saharan Africa diaspora have come to participate... -
Under Your Skin, a Book About Music & Musicians
Posted on August 22, 2007 | No CommentsUnder Your Skin will be a 350- 400 page book with a DVD about musicians from around the world, ranging from popular music to classical. In many ways Under Your... -
Book About Hidden Music-Making in an English Town Reissued
Posted on August 19, 2007 | No CommentsWesleyan University Press has announced the re-issue of Ruth Finnegan’s The Hidden Musicians: Music-Making in an English Town (ISBN: 0-8195-6853-8). The 406 page book is a landmark study of music... -
‘Tito Puente: When the Drums Are Dreaming’: New Biography of the King of Latin Percussion
Posted on May 5, 2007 | No CommentsWest Hollywood (California), USA – Tito Puente: When the Drums Are Dreaming (AuthorHouse) is the life story of Ernesto Ernesto "Tito’ Puente, the legendary Latin music king. This entertaining and... -
New Book Explores Dub, Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae
Posted on April 12, 2007 | No CommentsMiddletown (Connecticut), USA – Wesleyan Press has published Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae by Michael Veal. This is the first book-length study of Jamaican dub, a studio-based... -
New Book Unveils Black Rhythms of Peru
Posted on January 6, 2007 | No CommentsMiddletown (Connecticut), USA - In the recently published book Black Rhythms of Peru: Reviving African Musical Heritage in the Black Pacific, author Heidi Feldman explores the people and events that... -
Elijah Wald Writes Global Minstrels: Voices of World Music
Posted on December 2, 2006 | No CommentsBloomington (Indiana), USA – American writer and musicologist Elijah Wald has a new book out titled Global Minstrels: Voices of World Music. Published by Routledge (ISBN: 0-415-97930-7), the book provides... -
The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson
Posted on August 6, 2006 | No CommentsNew York (NY), USA – Rodale has published Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson by Peter Ames Carlin. The following is an... -
Latest texts in Karnataka Classical Music
Posted on March 13, 2006 | No CommentsKarnataka Sangeetha Darpana, Part I and Part II by Thirumalai Sisters Gaanakalaabhooshana Dr. T. Sachidevi & Karnataka Kalaashree, Vidhushi T. Sharada (Retired Professors of Music). First Edition: 2005 CONTENTSPART –...