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| WORLD
MUSIC: an A-Z of the Music, Musicians
and Discs |
 THE
BOOKS (in two volumes)
These
reference books provide a wealth
of information about music around
the world.
Dealing
with the oldest and newest music
in the world - from centuries-old
traditions to contemporary fusions,
these two volumes document and
explain popular, folk and classical
music traditions around the
globe.
Each
volume includes
- articles
providing background about
each country's music styles,
explaining how they relate
to history, social customs,
politics and identity, and
highlighting the lives and
sounds of the singers and
musicians
- extensive
discographies for each country
- biographical
notes on musicians and reviews
of their best available CDs.
- addresses
and websites of the most important
record labels releasing the
featured music
- the
best specialist shops to track
down CDs.
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| World
Music 1, Africa and
Middle East |
World
Music 2, Europe and Asia |
| The Rough Guide to World Music is the unchallenged reference work on sounds from around the globe. Volume 1: Africa & Middle East has full coverage of genres from Afrobeat to Arabesque, and artists from Amadou & Mariam to Umm Kulthum. The book includes articles on more than 60 countries written by expert contributors, discographies for each article with biographical notes on thousands of musicians and reviews of their best CDs. |
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$28.99
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$40.99
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THE
CD's
World
Music CD 1
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