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Slash is a memoir of experiences and solutions regarding how black people within the punk rock subculture deal with racism, discrimination and harassment. Much of the subject matter is not limited to only black people but in most cases is transactional/intersectional
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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...
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When socialism collapsed in Tanzania, the government-controlled music industry gave way to a vibrant independent music scene. Alex Perullo explores the world of the bands, music distributors, managers, and clubs that attest to the lively and creative music industry in Dar es Salaam. Perullo examines the formation of the city's music economy, considering the means of musical production, distribution, protection, broadcasting, and performance. He exposes...
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"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...
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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...
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La propuesta principal de este título, el segundo volumen de la Colección 2010, es conectar las historias de conformación de la nación ibérica y las emergentes naciones americanas e identificar las concatenaciones entre las conmemoraciones y las representaciones en imágenes con el fin de crear nuevos campos de reflexión y análisis de los procesos independentistas. Al mismo tiempo, busca entender el lenguaje de las independencias iberoamericanas...
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Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, a Zimbabwean guitarist, vocalist, and composer, has performed worldwide and released some 50 albums. One of a handful of artists to have a beat named after him, Mtukudzi blends Zimbabwean traditional sounds with South African township music and American gospel and soul, to compose what is known as Tuku Music. In this biography, Jennifer W. Kyker looks at Mtukudzi's life and art, from his encounters with Rhodesian soldiers during...
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A musical instrument that has played a vital role in Latin American music cultures-the harp-is the subject of this new work, the first study of its kind to be published in English. John Schechter presents a history of the harp in Spain, traces its introduction into colonial Latin America, and describes its modern roles in the diverse cultural centers of Mexico, Paraguay-Argentina-chile, Venezuela, and Peru. He then turns his focus to his own field...
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Parading respectability: The cultural and moral aesthetics of the Christmas Bands Movement in the Western Cape, South Africa is an intimate and incisive portrait of the Christmas Bands Movement in the Western Cape of South Africa. Drawing on her own on background as well as her extended research study period during which she became a band member and was closely involved in its day-to-day affairs, the author, Dr. Sylvia Bruinders, documents this centuries-old...
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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...
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Living alone at the remote Lost Horse Cabin - beyond the Service Road Only sign, beyond the Locked Gate Ahead sign, beyond the Do Not Enter sign, up the long, winding dirt road flanked by Joshua trees, Mojave yuccas, fields of desert dandelions, occasional stands of purple lupine, blooming cacti, and other desert wildflowers - I spent two weeks as Artist-in-Residence at Joshua Tree National Park in California. This book is the project that resulted...
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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...
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Kindred Chords: Australian Musical Families is the first book of its kind in Australia, a book that introduces readers to 27 Australian musical families from across musical genres to provide a glimpse into the extraordinary creativity of Australian musicians and their musical families - the interactions, the influences, the sharing of ideas, the love and support, the special bonds.
The author, Loretta Barnard, comes from an esteemed jazz family and...
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"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...
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For generations, religion and music have been regarded as "universals," yet despite the fact that they have been frequently linked throughout history and topography, and despite the importance of music in the early stages of religious studies, their combined presence has not until now been considered a separate area of study and research. While there are well-developed fields of anthropology of religion, psychology of religion, and philosophy of religion,...
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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...
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Para ejercer la docencia musical en el área de la Educación Especial, los profesores de música cuentan con herramientas poco suficientes, y deben recurrir a la intuición para llevar a la práctica un tipo de enseñanza que sea lo suficientemente flexible para efectuar las adaptaciones adecuadas, según las poblaciones con necesidades educativas especiales con las que trabajan. Estos educadores presentan necesidades especiales para realizar una...
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The Armenian Duduk: A complete guide is probably one of the few books in English that covers all you need to know, to be able to play this elusive and exotically haunting instrument. The book goes over the fundamental basics of the instrument, how to hold it, proper hand technique, and gives exercises to help develop the beginner into being able to play basic pieces. The book then moves onto the techniques used, including slurring, vibrato, and the...
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This book is the first of its kind in Australia, a book that introduces readers to more than 26 Australian musical families from across the musical genres to provide a glimpse into the extraordinary creativity of Australian musicians and their families - the interactions, the influences, the sharing of ideas, the love and support, the special bonds.
The musicians covered in this book come from many different backgrounds. Some are self-taught, others...
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What if simply changing musical styles could resurrect social power and religious vitality? By the early 1990s, Christianity was losing ground nationally, and mainline Protestants were trending even Whiter and older than America's overall demographic trajectory. The churches knew they needed to diversify. Yet, many mainline churches focused their energies on the so-called Worship Wars, intense aesthetic and theological controversies running through...
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