The rough guide to world music

Author(s)

• Broughton, Simon
• Ellingham, Mark
• Lusk, Jon
• Clark, Duncan

Bibliographic Information

The rough guide to world music

compiled and edited by Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham and Jon Lusk, with Duncan Clark

（Rough guides）

Rough Guides , Distributed by the Penguin Group, 2006

3rd ed

• v. 1

Note

Includes discographies at the end of each chapter and index

Contents of Works

• v. 1. Africa & Middle East

Description and Table of Contents

Description

"The Rough Guide to World Music" is the unchallenged reference work on sounds from around the globe. This third edition is more comprehensive than ever - updated and expanded throughout and with a number of new countries added. "Volume 1: Africa & Middle East" has full coverage of genres from Afrobeat to Arabesque, and artists from Amadou & Mariam to Umm Kulthum. This book includes articles on more than 60 countries written by expert contributors, discographies for each article with biographical notes on thousands of musicians, and reviews of their best CDs.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA80708213
• ISBN:
  • 9781843535515
• LCCN: 00364709
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London,London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 656 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : ML102.W67
  • DC21 : 780/.9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : World music -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : World music Bio-bibliography
  • LCSH : World music Discography
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA25170252