Spotlights international musicians such as the late Sufi singer Nusrat Feteh Ali Kahn; Panamanian musician, poet, and actor Ruben Blades; and mambo king Tito Puente. This description may be from another edition of this product.
The real pleasure in this book is not so much the artist synopses, which are brief, but in the diversity of artists described.For instance, I've been a Jobim listener for years, and found his section a little lacking, but... I had never heard of Oumou Sangare, and what a joy it was when I went out and bought one of her albums.Thanks for opening my ears!
The authority on World Music.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
This book is biled as the bible for "World Music" written by the man that first coined the phrase. Tom is a KCRW disk jockey in Santa Monica, CA and is the authority on this wonderful music.
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