Title: World music : the rough guide /
Authors: Broughton, Simon.; Burton, Kim.
Publisher: Rough Guides ; Distributed by Penguin Books USA,
Year: 1994
Subjects: World music History and criticism.; Music History and criticism; Folk music History and criticism; World music Bio-bibliography.; World music Discography.
Abstract: The Rough Guide to World Music spans the music of seventy different countries and regions - everything from salsa to soukous, cajun to calypso, rai to qawwali. The detailed coverage brings together more than sixty expert contributors, whose feature articles take in the music to be seen and heard live around the globe, as well as on record. Major pieces are backed up by interviews with the key groups and artists, translations of lyrics, and extensive reviews and discographies. Whether you've discovered world music through Paul Simon or Ali Farka Toure, David Byrne or the Bhundu Boys, Celia Cruz or Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the Rough Guide is guaranteed to expand your horizons ... and your CD, cassette and record collection!
Contents: The Celtic world -- From the Baltic to the Balkans -- Mediterranean and Maghreb -- The Nile and the Gulf -- The Indian subcontinent -- West Africa -- Central and East Africa -- Southern Africa -- The Far East -- The Caribbean -- Latin America -- North America -- Australia and the Pacific.