World music : the basics / Richard Nidel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nidel, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World music--History and criticism.

World music.

Physical Description:

xvi, 404 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2005.

Contents:

Introduction: What is World Music? 1

I Africa 5

North Africa 5

The Moors, Judeo-Christian Culture, and the Reconquista 6

Algeria: Oran; The Music; Recommended CDs 7

Profile: Reinette l'Oranaise 10

Libya: Mauritania; Recommended CDs 12

Morocco: The Music; Recommended CDs 13

Profile: Amina Alaoui 16

Tunisia: The Music; Recommended CDs 17

Profile: Anaour Brahem 19

Western Sahara: Recommended CDs 20

West and Central Africa 20

Benin: Recommended CDs 21

Profile: Angelique Kidjo 22

Burkina Faso: Recommended CDs 22

Cameroon: The Music; Recommended CDs 23

Profile: Richard Bona 25

Cape Verde: The Music; Recommended CDs 26

Profile: Cesaria Evora 27

Congo: The Music; The Diaspora Returns; Recommended CDs 28

Profile: Lokua Kanza 30

Cote d'lvoire: The Music; Abidjan; Ziglibithy; Recommended CDs 32

Profile: Alpha Blondy 32

Gabon: The Music; Recommended CDs 33

Gambia: Recommended CDs 34

Ghana: The Music; Recommended CDs 34

Profile: E.T. Mensah 36

Guinea-Bissau: Recommended CDs 37

Guinea: The Music; Recommended CDs 38

Mali: Jelis and Praise Music; West African Musical Instruments; Bamako, Abidjan, and Paris; Recommended CDs 40

Profile: Oumou Sangare 42

Niger: Recommended CDs 44

Nigeria: Fela, King Sunny, and Nigerian Music; Juju; Nigerian Music at a Crossroads; Recommended CDs 45

Senegal: The Music; Mbalax; Recommended CDs 49

Sierra Leone: The Music; Recommended CDs 52

East Africa 53

Burundi: Recommended CDs 53

Eritrea: Recommended CDs 54

Ethiopia: The Music; Recommended CDs 55

Kenya: The Music; Recommended CDs 57

La Reunion: Maloya; Recommended CDs 59

Madagascar: Merina, Betsileo, and Sakalava; Recommended CDs 61

Somalia: The Music; Recommended CDs 63

Sudan: The Music; Recommended CDs 64

Tanzania: Taarab and the Music; Recommended CDs 66

Uganda: The Music; Abayudaya; Recommended CDs 67

South Africa 69

Angola: The Music; Recommended CDs 70

Mozambique: The Music; Recommended CDs 73

Republic of South Africa: The Music; Recommended CDs 74

Profile: Miriam Makeba 75

Profile: Busi Mholongo 76

Zimbabwe: Mbira and the Music; Recommended CDs 80

II Europe 85

Western Europe 86

Austria: Recommended CDs 86

Belgium: Recommended CDs 86

Profile: Jacques Brel 87

Denmark: Recommended CDs 88

England: Regional England: Sussex, Yorkshire and Northumbria; Headquarters of the World Music Press; The Beatles and the British Invasion; The Other United Kingdom; Recommended CDs 90

Finland: A Center for Classical Music and Tango; Recommended CDs 95

France: Regional France; Bretagne; French Catalonia; French Pop; Recommended CDs 96

Profile: Marilis Orionaa 99

Profile: Bernard Lavilliers 100

Germany: Recommended CDs 104

Greece: Recent History and Politics; The Music: Rembetika; Recommended CDs 106

Profile: Roza Eskenazi 108

Profile: Eleftheria Arvanitaki 109

Ireland: History; Celtic Culture and the Music; Fiddle Music; FirstWave of Irish Bands; Recommended CDs 112

Profile: Karan Casey 114

Italy: Regional Diversity; Politics; Roots Music; Italian Pop; Recommended CDs 118

Profile: Lucilla Galeazzi 120

Norway: Folk Music; Hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle); Sami Music: Joik; Recommended CDs 123

Portugal: Fado; Nova Cancao; Recommended CDs 126

Profile: Amalia Rodrigues 128

Scotland: The Music: Celtic and Folk; Recommended CDs 131

Spain: Moors, Gypsies, and Jews; Regional Spain; Galicia; Catalonia; Euskadi; Flamenco; Recommended CDs 135

Profile: Maria del mar Bonet 138

Sweden: Swedish Song; Instruments; Recommended CDs 143

Switzerland: Recommended CDs 145

Wales: The Eisteddfod; Instruments; Recommended CDs 145

Eastern Europe, the Baltic States, and the Balkans 148

Albania: Recommended CDs 148

Armenia: The Music; Recommended CDs 149

Bosnia and Hercegovina: Sevdalinka; Recommended CDs 151

Bulgaria: Recommended CDs 153

Croatia: Tamburica; Recommended CDs 155

Czech Republic: Folk Music and the Classics; Instruments; Recommended CDs 157

Estonia: Runic Song; Recommended CDs 159

Georgia: The Music; Recommended CDs 160

Hungary: History, Politics, and Culture; Tanchez; Instruments; Recommended CDs 162

Profile: Marta Sebestyen 164

Lativa: Recommended CDs 166

Poland: The Music; Recommended CDs 167

Romania: Gypsy Musicians; Western Classical Tradition; Recommended CDs 168

Profile: Damian Draghici 170

Russia: Folk and Traditional Music; Instruments; Classical Music; Jazz and Rock; Recommended CDs 171

Slovenia: Recommended CDs 175

Turkey: The Music; Recommended CDs 176

Profile: Sezen Aksu 178

Ukraine: The Music; Recommended CDs 180

Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro): Recommended CDs 182

Profile: Saban Bajramovic 183

III Middle East 185

Egypt: Ancient Egypt; Art Music; Early Islam and Music; Innovators of Islamic Music; Music Today; Music on the Arab Street; Instruments; Recommended CDs 185

Profile: Umm Kulthum 189

Iran: Classical Music; Regional Folk Music; Recommended CDs 192

Profile: Mohammad Shajarian 193

Iraq: Recommended CDs 195

Israel: Recommended CDs 196

Profile: Chava Alberstein 197

Kurdistan: The Music; Recommended CDs 199

Lebanon: Recommended CDs 201

Profile: Fairouz 201

Syria: Sufism and the Music; Recommended CDs 203

Yemen: The Music; Recommended CDs 204

IV Asia 205

Afghanistan: Instruments; Recommended CDs 208

Central Asia: Transoxania: Uzbekistan/Tadjikistan/Turkmenistan/Kyrgyzstan; Recommended CDs 210

Azerbaijan: Recommended CDs 213

China: Confucius and Mao; The Music Revival; The Pipa; The Provinces; Instruments; Pop; Recommended CDs 214

India: Classical Music; North India; South India; Vocal Music; Bollywood; Recommended CDs 218

Profile: Shujaat Hussain Khan 223

Indonesia: The Music; Dangdut; Kronchong; Jaipongan; Gamelan; Kecak; Recommended CDs 229

Japan: Okinawa; Instruments; Classical Music; Recommended CDs 233

Korea: The Music; Chong-ak and Sog-ak; The Song Movement: Norae Undong; Instruments; Recommended CDs 237

Malaysia: The Music; Recommended CDs 240

Mongolia/Tuva: Throat Singing: Xoomei; Instruments; Recommended CDs 241

Pakistan: The Music; Qawwali: Ghazals; Instruments; Recommended CDs 243

Philippines: United States Influence; The Music; Recommended CDs 248

Thailand: The Music; Instruments; Recommended CDs 250

Tibet: Chant; Folk Song; Instruments; New Age; Recommended CDs 252

Turkmenistan: Recommended CDs

Vietnam: The Music; Instruments; Recommended CDs 255

V North and Central America, and the Caribbean 259

Canada: Cape Breton and the Kitchen Tradition; Quebecois and French Canadian Folk; Folk Rock; The Canadian World Music Scene Today; Recommended CDs 259

Profile: La Bottine Souriante 261

The Caribbean: Antilles; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Trinidad and Tobago: Reggae and Salsa

Antilles: Gwo Ka, Twi ba, and the Biguine; Dutch Antilles; Recommended CDs 263

Profile: Kassav 266

Cuba: Afro-Cuba; Septeto Ignacio Pineiro and Sexteto Habanera; Beny More, Arsenio, and Mambo; Casa de la Trova; Recommended CDs 268

Profile: Silvio Rodriquez 271

Profile: Celina Gonzalez 272

Dominican Republic: Merengue and Bachata; Recommended CDs 275

Haiti: Port-au-Prince; New York; Recommended CDs 278

Jamaica: Marcus Garvey, Haile Selassie, and Rasta; The Music; The Roots of Rap and Hip Hop; Recommended CDs 280

Profile: Laurel Aitken 283

Puerto Rico: Plena; Decima and Jibaro; Nueva Cancion; Recommended CDs 284

Trinidad and Tobago: Soca, Rapso, Ragga Soca, and Chutney; Steelpan; Recommended CDs 287

Central America: The Music; Recommended CDs 289

Profile: Reuben Blades 291

Mexico: Politics; The Music: Ranchera, Son, and Norteno; Nueva Cancion and the Expatriates; Recommended CDs 293

Profile: Lila Downs 296

United States: Klezmer; Recommended CDs 298

Profile: David Krakauer 300

Cajun-Zydeco: Recommended CDs 303

Profile: Michael Doucet 304

Tejano-Tex-Mex-Conjunto: Recommended CDs 306

Native

American: The Music; Recommended CDs 308

Hawaii: The Music; Recommended CDs 312

VI South America 315

Argentina: Tango; Nuevo Tango; Nueva Cancion; Recommended CDs 316

Profile: Carlos Gardel 320

Profile: Mercedes Sosa 320

Bolivia: Recommended CDs 323

Brazil: History and Politics; The Sounds of Brazil; Recommended CDs 325

Profile: Gilberto Gil 329

Profile: Milton Nascimento 330

Profile: Elis Regina 330

Profile: Pixinguinha 331

Chile: The Music; Recommended CDs 336

Colombia: The Music; Recommended CDs 339

Profile: Toto La Momposina 340

Ecuador: Recommended CDs 341

Paraguay: The Music; Recommended CDs 342

Peru: History and the Slave Trade; The Music of Black Peru; Recommended CDs 344

Profile: Chabuca Granda 346

Uruguay: Recommended CDs 347

Venezuela: Politics; The Music; Recommended CDs 348

VII Australia and The South Pacific 351

Australia: Aboriginal Australia; The Didjeridu (Didgeridoo); Recommended CDs 352

Melanesia: Papua New Guinea; Solomon Islands; Fiji: Recommended CDs 355

New Zealand: Maori Music; Instruments; Recommended CDs 358.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [375]-379) discographies and index.

ISBN:

0415968011

0415968003

OCLC:

56355805