Popular Musics of the Non-Western World
An Introductory Survey
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:11th Apr '91
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Winner of an ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award (USA)
Reflecting the growing interest in popular music from the developing world, this book examines all major non-Western musical styles, from increasingly familiar genres like reggae and salsa, to the lesser-known regional styles of Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia.Reflecting the growing interest in popular music from the developing world, this unique book is the first to examine all major non-Western music styles, from increasing familiar genres like reggae and salsa, to the lesser-known regional styles of Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, non-Western Europe (Greece, Yugoslavia, Portugal), Asia, and the Near East.
`It would be difficult to imagine a more ambitious and timely piece of ethnomusicological scholarship than Manuel's engaging and sympathetic overview ... The text is thoroughly documented with reliable, contemporary references; the glossary is a valuable reference tool in itself.' Choice
'Peter Manuel's Popular Music of the Non-Western World is perhaps the first comprehensive "textbook" on worldwide popular music ... a much needed addition to the sparse but growing literature in this area of study.' Stephen H. Martin, Portland State University, Notes, June 1993
- Winner of Winner of an ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award (USA).
ISBN: 9780195063349
Dimensions: 233mm x 155mm x 16mm
Weight: 454g
320 pages