Even after a century of history, after enshrinement as the national music, after rampant commercialization and packaging for export, the tango still speaks to the Argentine soul. Subtango shows how tango music, dance, art and poetry are an essential part of the emotional expression of all Argentinians.

Carnival time is big in this small Spanish town in Andalusia. Appropriately described by a local as a 'newspaper', the carnival is a time of dressing up and coming together. The men compose 'spicy' songs about local affairs and sing their social criticisms of national events.

This sensitive study is a historical, cultural, and musical exploration of Christian religious music among the Logooli of Western Kenya. It describes how new musical styles developed through contact with popular radio and other media from abroad and became markers of the Logooli identity and culture. Jean Ngoya Kidula narrates this history of a community through music and religious expression in local, national, and global settings. The book is generously...

"Celia Cruz - The Defiant Voice of Afro-Cuban Music" is a riveting tribute to the life, legacy, and indomitable spirit of one of Latin music's most celebrated icons. This biography captures the essence of Celia Cruz's journey - from her humble beginnings in Havana's vibrant neighborhoods to her ascent as the undisputed "Queen of Salsa."Using a rich tapestry of different sources, the author paints a vivid portrait of Cruz as not just a musical sensation...

"Este es un libro sobre ciudades, sobre la música y los sonidos que en ellas ocurren. Pero, sobre todo, es un libro sobre las personas que hacen sonar, que escuchan, viven y sienten los entornos urbanos que habitamos. Los ensayos de esta colección incluyen una serie de aproximaciones interdisciplinarias para explicar desde las ciencias sociales, cómo la música y el sonido nos permiten hacer y enriquecer nuestras vidas en algunas ciudades de América...

In the process of researching, transcribing, and comparing tribal music many common patterns have been found. These patterns don't end in tribal music- they can be found throughout the world today. Tracking these rhythms allows us to determine the origin and possible even age of each rhythm, depending on its geographical location and its link with the history of mankind. This book is an initial guide to learn some of the most used rhythms in the Middle...

Al hacer una comparativa antropológica de los ritmos investigados en partituras se puede establecer algo así como una línea genética musical que nos permite determinar un origen y una posible antigüedad de cada ritmo, dependiendo, claro está, de su ubicación geográfica y su vinculación coyuntural con la historia de la humanidad. En el proceso de investigación, transcripción y comparación de ritmos tribales en partituras se encontraron...

THE SOUL of ROCK 'N ROLL is a history of African Americans in Rock Music. And it examines and exemplifies the careers of over 50 top pioneering African American performers such as... Chuck Berry Little Richard Big Mama Thornton Muddy Waters B.B. King Bo Diddley John Lee Hooker Ray Charles Ike & Tina Turner Aretha Franklin Smokey Robinson The Supremes The Temptations Otis Redding Jackie Wilson Sam Cooke James Brown Richie Havens Taj Mahal Jimi Hendrix...

Plants perceive sound and love to play music. This is demonstrated by studies and experiments conducted in academic research and, more importantly, by the experiences of many researchers and musicians who teach plants to use electronic, musical equipment to play and sing along with them. The research into plant intelligence, plant sensitivity and the willingness of plants to communicate with us opens our minds and our hearts to a new vision of nature...

La musique entretient des liens indissociables avec le corps. Toutefois, les recherches portant sur ce couple fondateur sont rarissimes. Point de départ et d'arrivée de la médiation musicale, le corps est un lieu d'expression et de communication, de techniques, de production de sons et de mouvements et mérite toute l'attention que les auteurs de ce livre — musicologues, interprètes et philosophes — lui prêtent. Du timbre vocal à la chorégraphie...