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BLACK MUSIC OF TWO WORLDS defines the scope of world music studies, by exploring the impact that both African and European cultures had on music of the Americas.
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Black Music of Two Worlds is the long-awaited revision of the classic book that defined the scope of world music studies, by exploring the impact that both African and European cultures had on music of the Americas. Revised for the first time since its publication in 1972, Black Music of Two Worlds now features a new introduction and a final chapter spanning the last two decades, in addition to the thoroughly updated text. Styles that did not yet exist at the time of the first edition, such as rap, Trinidadian soca, and French Antilliean zouk, now find their place here. Defining "black music" as "music created mainly by people who call themselves black, or music containing significant elements derived from Africa, whoever plays it," the author considers a wide range of musical influences, from Yoruba cult music, to Latin bands, the Calypso of the West Indies, American soul singers, and the latest trends in contemporary African music. For over 25 years, Black Music of Two Worlds has been required reading in many courses on African-American, Latin American and Caribbean-American musical cultures.
Black Music of Two Worlds is the long-awaited revision of the classic book that defined the scope of world music studies, by exploring the impact that both African and European cultures had on music of the Americas. Revised for the first time since its publication in 1972, Black Music of Two Worlds now features a new introduction and a final chapter spanning the last two decades, in addition to the thoroughly updated text. Styles that did not yet exist at the time of the first edition, such as rap, Trinidadian soca, and French Antilliean zouk, now find their place here. Defining "black music" as "music created mainly by people who call themselves black, or music containing significant elements derived from Africa, whoever plays it," the author considers a wide range of musical influences, from Yoruba cult music, to Latin bands, the Calypso of the West Indies, American soul singers, and the latest trends in contemporary African music. For over 25 years, Black Music of Two Worlds has been required reading in many courses on African-American, Latin American and Caribbean-American musical cultures.
John Storm Roberts is one of the pioneering writers on African and Latin music and author of The Latin Tinge and Latin Jazz (also from Schirmer Books).
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- PublisherALLEN LANE
- Publication date1973
- ISBN 10 0713905360
- ISBN 13 9780713905366
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. x, 286 p. 23 cm. Brown cloth in dustjacket. Jacket has small labels, faded spine, chips and tears. Ink signature on front free endpaper. Includes South and Central America, the Caribbean, Spirituals, Blues, Jazz, postcolonial Africa, African pop. Seller Inventory # 133429
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Book Description Hard Back. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book Fine.Dark brown cloth boards with gilt titles. 230x145mm. 286pp. Set in 3 parts;- Old Cultures in a New World, Black music of the Americas and The Music of Postcolonial Africa.Preafce.Intro;- Africa, Europe & Islam.Final chapter Modern Urban Popular Styles.Select Biblio;, Select Discography.Index. Fine/Near Fine[ Book - As New / no inscsp] Dust Jacket not price clipped, spine just starting to fade, all else fine [ actual colours are darker, camera has lightened] Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale. Seller Inventory # 129100
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Book Description 8vo. pp x, 286. Orange and black illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. Publisher's brown boards lettered in gilt at spine. ISBN: 0713905360 Very good. In good, price-clipped dust jacket faded at spine. Seller Inventory # C66967
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp. x, 286. Original publisher's brown cloth lettered gilt on spine. Illustrated dust jacket lettered in white and black.ISBN : 9780713905366 Presentation copy: 'To Tony Cox - whose fault this book is. All salaams John Storm Roberts.' An exploration of the impact that both African and European cultures had on the music of both North and South America. John Storm Roberts (1936 Ð 2009) was a British born, American based record producer, ethnomusicologist and writer who co-founded Original Music, a mail order company that distributed world music and books. Tony Cox was a BBC producer. Loosely inserted typewritten summary of two tapes (one concerns 'Black Music of Two Worlds') on headed paper from Topical Tapes, One of the BBC Transcription Services, produced by Overseas Regional Services, BBC PO Box 76 Bush House Strand London WC2B 4PH dated 21/73. As the author was in the United States Edward Blishen, the narrator talked to Tony Cox who had produced a series of programmes from which the book sprang. Upper edge of covers a little faded, dust jacket torn with slight loss to both front and lower covers, otherwise very good. Very good indeed in very good ninus dust jacket with tear at tope edge and very slight loss. Signedes. Seller Inventory # C62193
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