World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Volume 1Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, Richard Trillo This reference work on sounds from around the globe is in its third edition and more comprehensive than ever--updated and expanded throughout and with a number of new countries added. Volume 1: Africa & Middle East has full coverage of genres from Afrobeat to Arabesque, and artists from Amadou and 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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the alpunk phenomenon Christoph Wagner | 7 |
soul music of old vienna Christoph Wagner | 13 |
flemish walloon and global fusion Paul Rans | 25 |
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