Focus: Popular Music in Contemporary India (Sarrazin Natalie)(Paperback)

Focus: Popular Music in Contemporary India (Sarrazin Natalie)(Paperback)

Focus: Popular Music in Contemporary India examines India's musical soundscape beyond the classical and folk traditions of old to consider the culturally, socially, and politically rich contemporary music that is defining and energizing an Indian youth culture on the precipice of a major identity

Miracle in Music City (Grant Natalie)(Paperback)

In this third title in the Faithgirlz Glimmer Girls series by Natalie Grant, Miracle in Music City, the Glimmer Girls are at it again--looking for a mystery to solve. Gloria wants her daughters to learn they aren't too young to make a difference, so she gets them involved in her annual benefit and

Garbage in Popular Culture (Iqani Mehita)(Paperback)

Explores the cultural politics of garbage in contemporary global

Contemporary India: The Basics (Datta Rekha)(Paperback)

Contemporary India: The Basics provides readers with a clear and accessible guide through the richness, diversity and complexity of twenty-first century India. It explores the reality of the country's cultural diversity which creates both harmony and tension. Covering issues the country faces both

Music, Sound, and Architecture in Islam (Frishkopf Michael)(Paperback)

Tracing the connections between music making and built space in both historical and contemporary times, Music, Sound, and Architecture in Islam brings together domains of intellectual reflection that have rarely been in dialogue to promote a greater understanding of the centrality of sound

Satire and Politics: The Interplay of Heritage and Practice (Milner Davis Jessica)(Pevná vazba)

A lively contemporary study combining in-depth scholarship with a focus on popular comedy and satireSuccessfully integrates numerous cross-cultural and trans-disciplinary perspectives on comedy and humour studiesOffers new research informed by practitioner perspectives and interviews with

Analysing Popular Music: Image, Sound, Text (Machin David)(Paperback)

Popular music is far more than just songs we listen to; its meanings are also in album covers, lyrics, subcultures, voices and video soundscapes. Like language these elements can be used to communicate complex cultural ideas, values, concepts and identities. Analysing Popular Music is a lively look

Museum Diplomacy in the Digital Age (Grincheva Natalia)(Paperback)

Museum Diplomacy in the Digital Age explores online museums as sites of contemporary cultural diplomacy. Building on scholarship that highlights how museums can constitute and regulate citizens, construct national communities, and project messages across borders, the book explores the political

David Ventura - Film Music in Focus (Ventura David)(Book)

Baroque Music in Focus - Second Edition (Benham Hugh)(Book)

Citizen Azmari: Making Ethiopian Music in Tel Aviv (Webster-Kogen Ilana)(Paperback)

An examination of popular Ethiopian music styles in Tel Aviv2019 Winner of Society of Ethnomusicology's Special Interest Group Award for Jewish MusicIn the thirty years since their immigration from Ethiopia to the State of Israel, Ethiopian-Israelis have put music at the center of communal and

International Who's Who in Popular Music 2020 (Europa Publications)(Pevná vazba)

The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2020 gives biographical information and contact details for some of the most talented and influential artists and individuals from the world of popular music. Now in its twentieth edition, there are over 7,000 biographies charting the careers and

Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction (Stallabrass Julian)(Paperback)

Contemporary art has never been so popular - but the art world is changing. In a landscape of increasing globalization there is growing interest in questions over the nature of contemporary art today, and the identity of who is controlling its future. In the midst of this, contemporary art

The Beatles in India (Saltzman Paul)(Pevná vazba)

In 1968, the Beatles went to Rishikesh, India, studied transcendental meditation, and wrote music. These intimate photos are the only record of their time in this sacred retreat. This new edition of The Beatles in India brings intimate images of the group, taken at an ashram in Rishikesh, India, to

Gear Acquisition Syndrome - Consumption of Instruments and Technology in Popular Music (Herbst Jan-Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Asha & the Spirit Bird (Bilan Jasbinder)(Paperback / softback)

In an unforgettable adventure set in contemporary India, Asha is guided by a majestic bird which she believes to be the spirit of her grandmother. Together with her best friend, Jeevan, she embarks on a journey across the Himalayas to find her missing father and save her home

Songbooks: The Literature of American Popular Music (Weisbard Eric)(Paperback)

In Songbooks, critic and scholar Eric Weisbard offers a critical guide to books on American popular music from William Billings's 1770 New-England Psalm-Singer to Jay-Z's 2010 memoir Decoded. Drawing on his background editing the Village Voice music section, coediting the Journal of Popular Music

Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America (Rose Tricia)(Paperback)

A comprehensive look at the lyrics, music, cultures, themes, and styles of rap music.Winner of the American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation (1995)From its beginnings in hip hop culture, the dense rhythms and aggressive lyrics of rap music have made it a provocative fixture on the

The Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music (McCandless Greg)(Paperback)

In the contemporary world, the role of the commercial composer has grown to include a wide range of new responsibilities. Modern composers not only write music, but also often need to perform, record, and market their own works. The Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music prepares today's music

Focus: Music of the Caribbean (Hutchinson Sydney)(Paperback)

Focus: Music of the Caribbean presents the most important issues of Caribbean musical history and current practice, discussing thought-provoking questions in a student-friendly fashion. It uses current ethnomusicological research on Caribbean music to tell the stories of Caribbean history-those of

Focus: Music and Religion of Morocco (Witulski Christopher)(Paperback)

Focus: Music and Religion of Morocco introduces the region and its history, highlighting how the pressures of religious life, post-colonial economic struggle, and global media come together within Moroccan musical life. Musical practices contextualize and clarify global historical and contemporary

Words Without Music (Glass Philip)(Paperback / softback)

Whether recalling Philip Glass experiences working at Bethlehem Steel, traveling in India, driving a cab in 1970s New York, or his professional collaborations with the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Ravi Shankar, Robert Wilson, Doris Lessing, and Martin Scorsese, this book affirms the power of music to

Folksongs & Ballads Popular in Ireland: Volume 2 (Loesburg John)(Paperback)

(Music Sales America). Each volume features 50 complete songs with music, lyrics, guitar chords, and interesting background notes on the

Tea with Winnicott (Kahr Brett)(Paperback)

Donald Winnicott is currently the most popular author in contemporary psychoanalysis. His writings are cited in bibliographies even more frequently than those by Sigmund Freud. And yet how many mental health professionals have actually managed to read and digest the nearly twenty published volumes