Popular Musics of the Non-Western World: An Introductory Survey

by Peter Manuel

Book Overview

Reflecting the growing interest in popular music from the developing world, this unique book is the first to examine all major non-Western urban music styles, from increasingly familiar genres like reggae and salsa, to the lesser-known regional styles of Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, non-Western Europe (Greece, Yugoslavia, Portugal), Asia, and the Near East. Manuel establishes parameters that distinguish popular music from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195063341
• ISBN13: 9780195063349
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"