Non-Western music: traditional & "classical" books

This ground-breaking book is the first in-depth global study of the role played in musical history by song collectors....  Read More >>

Music sampling has become a predominantly digitalized practice. It was popularized with the rise of Rap and Hip-Hop,...  Read More >>

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In this book, the corpus of Bachianas Brasileiras is contextualised and critically examined according to its structure...  Read More >>

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula (1909) is a collection of hulas and essays by Nathaniel...  Read More >>

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Excursions in World Music is a comprehensive introductory textbook to the musics of the world, creating a panoramic...  Read More >>

"Who are ""the folk"" in folk music? This book traces the musical culture of these elusive figures in Britain and...  Read More >>

Roma Music and Emotion is an important work of scholarship at the intersection of ethnomusicology and anthropology,...  Read More >>

"Who are ""the folk"" in folk music? This book traces the musical culture of these elusive figures in Britain and...  Read More >>

This book vibrantly demonstrates how the study of music allows for identification and interpretation of the forces...  Read More >>

The purpose of this book is to share the history of the Union Grove Old-time Fiddlers Convention with descendants...  Read More >>

Voices of the Field: Pathways in Public Ethnomusicology provides a reflection on the challenges, opportunities,...  Read More >>

The Kumulipo (1897) is a traditional chant translated by Lili'uokalani. Published in 1897, the translation was written...  Read More >>

Traces Gullah Geechee songs from their beginnings in West Africa to their height as songs for social change and...  Read More >>

From the mid-20th century to present, the Brazilian art, literature, and music scene have been witness to a wealth...  Read More >>

A mold-breaking memoir of Asian American identity, political activism, community, and purpose. Not Yo’ Butterfly...  Read More >>

A mold-breaking memoir of Asian American identity, political activism, community, and purpose. Not Yo’ Butterfly...  Read More >>

This book represents a group of individual musical essays collected under common Albanian themes, with a particular...  Read More >>

Voices of the Field: Pathways in Public Ethnomusicology provides a reflection on the challenges, opportunities,...  Read More >>

In the early medieval Islamic world (800-1300 CE), discourses concerned with music and musicians were wide-ranging...  Read More >>

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