Noise of the World: Non-Western Musicians in Their Own Words

by Hank Bordowitz

Book Overview

Noise of the World captures the world music scene through the eyes of the musicians who create it, all in their own words. Drawn from original interviews conducted over the last 20 years--with artists who left a massive musical legacy, like Nigeria's Fela Anikulapo Kuti, and artists that continue to make crucial recordings, like Winston Burning Spear Rodney--it will feature artists whose music has become part of the mainstream, like the Gipsy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932360603
• ISBN13: 9781932360608
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Soft Skull
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 8.9"