World music :

Miller, Terry E.,

World music : a global journey / Terry E. Miller and Andrew Shahriari. - Concise edition. - New York, NY London ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, ©2015 - xvii, 362 pages : color illustrations, maps, music ; 26 cm + 2 audio discs (4 3/4 in.)

Includes index.

Before the trip begins : fundamental issues Aural analysis : listening to the world's musics Cultural considerations : beyond the sounds themselves Oceania : Australia, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, Kiribati South Asia : India, Pakistan Southeast Asia : Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and northeast Thailand East Asia : China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, Tibet The Middle East : Islam and the Arab world, Iran, Egypt, Sufism, Judaism Europe : Greece, Spain, Russia, Scotland, Ireland, Hungary, Bulgaria Sub-Saharan Africa : Ghana, Nigeria, central Africa, Zimbabwe The Caribbean : Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas South America and Mexico : the Amazon rainforest, Peru, Argentina Canada and the United States.

World Music: A Global Journey, Concise Edition is an ideal introduction to the diversity of musical expression around the world, taking students across the globe to experience cultural traditions that challenge the ear, the mind, and the spirit.

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World music--History and criticism.

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