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Who's better? Billie Holiday or P. J. Harvey? Blur or Oasis? Dylan or Keats? And how many friendships have ridden on the answer? Such questions aren't merely the stuff of fanzines and idle talk; they inform our most passionate arguments, distill our most deeply held values, make meaning of our ever-changing culture. In Performing Rites, one of the most influential writers on popular music asks what we talk about when we talk about music. What's good, what's bad? What's high, what's low? Why do such distinctions matter? Instead of dismissing emotional response and personal taste as...

Pop music has changed the way we walk down the street, see ourselves, and interact with the world around us. It's influenced our values, social customs, and attitudes about race, gender, religion, and politics. This book tells the history of pop music from the first recording in the late 1800s to today's world of Spotify with a focus on technological changes. Sus ritmos han influenciado la manera cómo caminamos por la calle, cómo nos vemos a nosotros mismos en el espejo, y cómo nos manejamos en el mundo que nos rodea. Ha influenciado nuestros valores y costumbres sociales; ha transformado...

Se recogen aqui, por primera vez, los trabajos de investigacion de Nicomedes Santa Cruz producidos entre 1958 y 1991. Recopilacion de 17 aqos de articulos en prensa, trabajos y ponencias sobre manifestaciones musicales y danzarias en Folklore Peruano (1958-1975). Destacamos sus obras a partir de 1980 como el elogiado El Negro en Iberoamerica (1988); las ponencias Nueva Cancion (1982) o Africania de la Cancion Danzaria en Nuestra America (1991), entre otras. Mencion especial merece America y sus Juglares (1985), que en 16 capitulos recorre el arte de los trovadores y juglares en...

English / Spanish. Practical Applications, using Afro-Caribbean Rhythms to Develop Command and Control of the Drumset. Formerly a three-part series that explores Afro-Caribbean rhythms as applied to the drumset, this revision combines the series into one book and online audio. The unique approach is in teaching rhythms while developing total drumset technique and independence. Includes English and Spanish text and an authentic recording performed by a band of Latin music all-stars. Styles covered include: cha-cha-cha, samba, mambo, cumbia, bolero, 6/8 merengue, songo, bossa nova, NY...