World Music
| Author | : Brian Priestley |
| Publisher | : Rough Guides |
| Total Pages | : 724 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1858280176 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781858280172 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (172 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis World Music by : Brian Priestley
Download or read book World Music written by Brian Priestley and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 1994 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrative driven, providing background and context on the music of 70 countries and regions, ranging from salsa to soukous, cajun to calypso, rai to qawwali. Set up in regional chapters. Each explanatory chapter is followed by a discography, with very short reviews of what the editors consider the very best music in the category. Various musicians are spotlighted in sidebars.
