Popular Musics of the Non-Western World
An Introductory Survey
Published on 11. April 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-19-506334-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
`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
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
14 pp halftones, music examples
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
483 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-506334-9 (9780195063349)
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