The Virgin directory of world music / Philip Sweeney.
| Author/creator |
Sweeney, Philip |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st American/Owl Book edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Henry Holt, 1992. |
| Description | x, 262 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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| Contents | Africa. The north and west. Introduction / Peter Gabriel. Libya ; Tunisia ; Algeria ; Morocco ; Mauritania ; Senegal ; Mali ; Guinea ; Guinea-Bissau ; Cape Verde ; Sierra Leone ; Cote d'Ivoire ; Ghana ; Togo and Benin ; Nigeria -- Central Africa, the south and east. Introduction / Manu Dibango. Cameroon ; Zaire ; Congo ; Gabon ; Angola ; Zambia ; Mozambique ; Zimbabwe ; South Africa ; Madagascar ; Mauritus and reunion ; Tanzania and Zanzibar ; Kenya ; Uganda ; Burundi ; Ethiopia ; Sudan -- Europe. Introduction / Maire Ni Bhraonain. The north. Ireland ; Great Britain ; England ; Scotland ; Germany and Austria ; Scandinavia -- The south. France ; Spain ; Portugal ; Italy ; Yugoslavia ; Greece -- The east. Hungary ; Czechoslovakia ; Poland ; Romania ; Bulgaria ; The Soviet Union -- The middle east and Indian subcontinent. Introduction / Najma Akhtar. Egypt ; Lebanon ; Syria ; Jordan and Palestine ; Iraq ; Saudi Arabia ; Kuwait ; Other gulf states ; Israel ; Turkey ; Iran ; India ; Pakistan ; Sri Lanka -- The far east and pacific. Introduction / Freddie Aguilar. China ; Hong Kong ; Taiwan ; Japan ; South Korea ; North Korea ; Thailand ; Cambodia ; Vietnam ; The Philippines ; Malaysia ; Singapore ; Indonesia ; Hawaii ; Australia -- The Caribbean. Introduction / Anthony Carter, 'The Mighty Gabby'. Jamaica ; Trinidad ; Barbados ; The Windward Islands ; The Leeward Islands ; The Virgin Islands and the Bahamas ; Cuba ; Puerto Rico ; Dominican Republic ; Martinique and Guadeloupe ; Haiti ; The Netherlands Antilles -- South America. Introduction / Gilberto Gil. Mexico ; Colombia ; Venezuela -- The Andean countries. Peru ; Bolivia ; Ecuador ; Chile ; Argentina ; Brazil -- North America. Introduction / Andy Kershaw. The United States ; General ; Louisiana ; Texas ; New York and Miami. |
| Abstract | Since the birth of pop, the world's airwaves have been saturated with rock and disco. So when disaffected Western listerners discovered the traditional rhythms of the Third World, fused with modern instrumentation, the explosion of interest in world music was immediate. Artists like Bhundu Boys and Youssou N'Dour were stars with major record deals, but they were only the tip of the iceberg. This volume is an accessible, country-by-country guide to these and other indigenous musicians. It highlights leading performers, explaining their varied styles, and provides authoritative answers to the bewildering range of questions that have emerged. Who, for example, were the leading Algerian raj singers? Which Spanish rumba-rock group predated France's Gipsy Kings by fifteen years? What is the difference between banghra and gawwali? With entries listing the artists of more than 130 countries, discographies for hundreds of performers, and commentaries from Peter Gabriel, Andy Kershaw, Gilberto Gil, and Manu Dibango, among others, this book is the essential companion for devotee and beginner alike. |
| General note | Originally published in Great Britain in 1991 by Virgin Books. |
| General note | "An Owl book." |
| Bibliography note | Includes discographies and index. |
| LCCN | 92009791 |
| ISBN | 0805023054 (alk. paper) ; |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3470 .S95 1992 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |