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An introduction to the music and history of the North African Berbers
As music from North Africa and the Middle East has become more available internationally, the contributions of North Africa's first residents, the Berber, ......(Continue Reading) The rite of return: Pushkin's poetry, Tolstoy's novels, Stravinsky's music—Russia's golden age gave the people the spirit to endure the darkest moments
In 1962, Stravinsky accepted a Soviet invitation to visit the country of his birth. It was exactly 50 years since he had left Russia and there was a ......(Continue Reading)Three Mo' Tenors: trio makes history with a rhythmic blend of jazz, soul and classical music - music group members Victor Trent Cook, Thomas Young, Rodrick
THREE Mo' Tenors--Victor Trent Cook, Thomas Young and Rodrick Dixon--have taken the well-traveled act of tenors Luciano Pavarotti Placido Domingo and ......(Continue Reading)Another history of bluegrass: the segregation of popular music in the United States, 1820-1900 - 1
Categories in any case are never watertight, but flow ceaselessly into one another.... Musical interactions do not occur at random, but are indicators ......(Continue Reading)Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music - Review
Deborah Pacini Hernandez. Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1995. 267 pp. Paper $18.95....(Continue Reading)
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