Global Pop: World Music, World Markets

By Timothy D. Taylor

Book Overview

Global Pop examines the rise of "world musics" and "world beat", and some of the musicians associated with these recent genres such as Peter Gabriel, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Johnny Clegg. Drawing on a wide range of sources - academic, popular, cyber, interviews, and the music itself - Global Pop charts an accessible path through many of the issues and contradictions surrounding the contemporary movement of people and musics worldwide. (First published in 1997.)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415918723
• ISBN13: 9780415918725
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Unique Perspective On World Music Phenomenon

The book is full of insight into "world music," which is mainly a marketing concept but also encompasses most of the world's popular music! This is an academic work that is also enjoyable to read and complements well those studies that focus on the artists and music, such as "World Music: The Rough Guide" and "The Brazilian Sound."