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With its brisk and engaging writing, this volume covers nearly fifty genres and provides both students and instructors with online access to audio tracks and listening guides.
An introductory guide to the mbira- the spiritual traditions, historical perspectives, and practical applications of a sacred Zimbabwean instrument.
Listen to Soul! Exploring a Musical Genre provides an overview of soul music for fans of the genre, with a focus on 50 must-hear singers, songs, and albums that define it.
From the storied ache of mbube harmonies of the '40s to the electronic boom of kwaito and the amapiano and house explosion of the '00s, this book explores vignettes taken from across South Africa's popular music history.
Focus: Music of the Caribbean
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Latin Music: musicians, genres, and themes
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Dance Cultures Around the World
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The Latin Beat: the rhythms and roots of Latin music from bossa nova to salsa and beyond
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Musica! : salsa, rumba, merengue, and more : the rhythm of Latin America
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From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz
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Cuba and Its Music
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Mariachi Music in America
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Tango
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Capoeira
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The Revival of Banned Dances: a worldwide study
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This Is Reggae Music
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Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music
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Reggae Routes
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Reggae Wisdom: proverbs in Jamaican music
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Music of Black America: A History
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The Hip Hop Movement : from R&B and the civil rights movement to rap and the hip hop generation
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Keep on Pushing: Black power music from blues to hip-hop
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African American Dance: an illustrated history
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Music of the First Nations: tradition and innovation in native North America
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Imagining Native America in Music
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Dance Cultures Around the World
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The Revival of Banned Dances: a worldwide study
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Dance Cultures Around the World
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African Music
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The Music of Africa
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Music in Egypt
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The Cambridge Companion to K-Pop
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Dance Cultures Around the World
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Sounds of the Silk Road: Musical Instruments of Asia
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Chinese Musical Instruments
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Music of India
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Musical Instruments of India
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Traditional Japanese Music and Musical Instruments
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The Gei of Geisha: Music, Identity and Meaning
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Sound and Sentiment: birds, weeping, poetics, and song in Kaluli expression
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Dangdut Stories : a social and musical history of Indonesia's most popular music
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The Revival of Banned Dances: a worldwide study
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Focus: Irish Traditional Music
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Celtic Music
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Dance Cultures Around the World
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Celtic Modern: music at the global fringe
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Jewish Musical Traditions
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A collection consisting mostly of print books, eBooks, and streaming videos individually selected by HACC librarians to support the curriculum.
