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Category: New Books

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Under Your Skin, a Book About Music & Musicians

admin August 22, 2007

Under Your Skin will be a 350- 400 page book with a DVD about musicians from around the world, ranging from popular music to classical.…

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Book About Hidden Music-Making in an English Town Reissued

World Music Central News Room August 19, 2007

Wesleyan 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…

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‘Tito Puente: When the Drums Are Dreaming’: New Biography of the King of Latin Percussion

World Music Central News Room May 5, 2007 Tito Puente

West Hollywood (California), USA – Tito Puente: When the Drums Are Dreaming (AuthorHouse) is the life story of Ernesto Ernesto “Tito’ Puente, the legendary Latin…

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New Book Explores Dub, Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae

World Music Central News Room April 12, 2007

Middletown (Connecticut), USA – Wesleyan Press has published Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae by Michael Veal. This is the first book-length study…

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New Book Unveils Black Rhythms of Peru

World Music Central News Room January 6, 2007

Middletown (Connecticut), USA – In the recently published book Black Rhythms of Peru: Reviving African Musical Heritage in the Black Pacific, author Heidi Feldman explores…

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Elijah Wald Writes Global Minstrels: Voices of World Music

World Music Central News Room December 2, 2006

Bloomington (Indiana), USA – American writer and musicologist Elijah Wald has a new book out titled Global Minstrels: Voices of World Music. Published by Routledge…

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The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson

World Music Central News Room August 6, 2006

New York (NY), USA – Rodale has published Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson by Peter Ames…

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Latest texts in Karnataka Classical Music

Angel Romero March 13, 2006

Karnataka Sangeetha Darpana, Part I and Part II by Thirumalai Sisters Gaanakalaabhooshana Dr. T. Sachidevi & Karnataka Kalaashree, Vidhushi T. Sharada (Retired Professors of Music).…

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US censorship: New Freemuse report published today

World Music Central News Room February 13, 2006

Copenhagen, Denmark – The new Freemuse report ‘Singing in the Echo Chamber‘ written by Eric Nuzum is published today. The report describes how US musicians…

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Ancient Music Treasures – Exploration for New Music

Angel Romero February 7, 2006

Ancient Music Treasures – Exploration for New Music is a new book by Dr. Vee, published by Anto Music International Research Centre. As an interdisciplinary…

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