World music books

Following Stalin's death in 1953, during the period now known as the Thaw, Nikita Khrushchev opened up greater freedoms...  Read More >>

Based on extensive documentary and archival research, Music in Renaissance Ferrara is a study of the rise of music...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

This book is a study of changüí, a particular style of music and dance in Guantánamo, Cuba, and the roots of son,...  Read More >>

Beginning in the 1930s, men and a handful of women came from India's many communities-Marathi, Parsi, Goan, North...  Read More >>

Beginning in the 1930s, men and a handful of women came from India's many communities-Marathi, Parsi, Goan, North...  Read More >>

The salsa scene of the 1970s was diverse and full of bands struggling to gain recognition. Some of the biggest names,...  Read More >>

Presents a collection of conversations with world-class jazz musicians and classical composers, featuring luminaries...  Read More >>

A practical but scholarly guide to Japanese instruments by one of the country's leading composers.  Read More >>

Clarence Bernard Henry's book is a culmination of several years of field research on sacred and secular influences...  Read More >>

Der sechste Band der neuen Hanslick-Gesamtausgabe enthalt Texte der Jahre 1862 bis 1863. Es war Eduard Hanslicks...  Read More >>

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A manual, which offers rudimentary lessons in the South Indian tala, or metric cycle. It provides lessons in the...  Read More >>

This light-hearted look at what happens when Irish folk musicians get together and play describes the musicians'...  Read More >>

Japan is no longer perceived as home to the worst excesses of idol pop or inaccessible traditional music. In truth,...  Read More >>

In an era of heightened patriotic fervor following France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, Parisians packed...  Read More >>

Sensors are the most important component in any system and engineers in any field need to understand the fundamentals...  Read More >>

Romania's 2.5 million Roma population embraces many of the world's top gypsy musicians, including Taraf de Haidouks,...  Read More >>

The anthology of the best Calypso from Trinidad from rare early recordings up to the zenith of the 1950s calypso...  Read More >>

Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Cultureprovidesa thorough treatment of the relevant history...  Read More >>

Photojournalist Derek Beres spent one month traveling across America with what appeared to be the most ambitious...  Read More >>

The Handbook of Membrane Separations: Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Biotechnological Applications provides detailed...  Read More >>

Second release in the new Street Party series, celebrating the lively spirit of Cuban music.  Read More >>

Party sounds of Africa with of the biggest contemporary names.  Read More >>

MENC: The National Association for Music Education  Read More >>