Rough Guide to World Music Volume One: Africa, Europe & The Middle East

Broughton, Simon,Ellingham, Mark

ISBN 10: 1858286352 / ISBN 13: 9781858286358

Published by Rough Guides, 2000

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Book by Broughton, Simon, Ellingham, Mark

Reviews: These eye-popping volumes, which omit the glossaries but otherwise update and expand to twice the size the marvelous single-volume 1994 edition (LJ 1/95), give general audiences over 160 articles on pop, folk, and non-Western classical musical traditions from nearly every country in the world and many borderless ethnic groups or national musical subdivisions. (Jazz and much of U.S. commercially popular music are not included.) The articles, written in British English by more than 100 contributors and delivered with opinionated snap and multicultural spice, provide historical background, cultural context, interviews with musicians, quotations from lyrics, discographies (including CDs, some highlighted for "first purchase"; cassette tapes; and a few vinyl discs), and black-and-white photos of selected musicians. Each volume includes information on contributors (a mix of scholars, journalists, producers, and fans), a directory of record labels and shops, ads for recordings and magazines, and many references to web sites. Highly recommended for public libraries and for any music library as a guide to recorded sound collection building.ABonnie Jo Dopp, Univ. of Maryland Libs., College Park
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Bibliographic Details

Title: Rough Guide to World Music Volume One: ...
Publisher: Rough Guides
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd Edition