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New York City Blues: Postwar Portraits from Harlem to the Village and Beyond offers a deep dive into the blues venues and performers in the city from the 1940s through the 1990s. Interviews in this volume bring the listener behind the scenes of the daily and performing lives of working musicians, songwriters, and producers. The interviewers capture their voices—many sadly deceased—and reveal the changes in styles, the connections between performers, and the evolution of New York blues.

Die größte Challenge ihres Lebens: Eva Ries und der Wu-Tang Clan. Sie sind unangepasst, wütend und stets auf Ärger aus – und sie erfinden den Hip-Hop neu. Von Beginn an lehren die Members des Wu-Tang Clan, allen voran der völlig irrationale Ol' Dirty Bastard, jeden das Fürchten. Doch die junge Musikmanagerin Eva Ries lässt sich davon nicht abschrecken. In New York City erarbeitet sie sich den Respekt des Clans und gehört über zwanzig Jahre lang zum engsten Kreis der größten Hip-Hop-Band der Welt.

'Hungry Beat is the story of an all-too-brief era where the short-circuiting of that industry seemed viable. But hell, the times were luminous as was the music these artists made. The songs and many of the players remain, and here they tell their story and lick their wounds' Ian Rankin The...

The only hip hop book series that explains the culture fully in the fewest words! Hip hop truth for the art and pulse of America! Hip hop from 2011-2020, so what happened now that it's been a decade in? Only one hip hop history book tells you how hip hop and trap combined to take over for years to come! As this music legacy continues to expand its sway, know for sure it's here to stay. History of Hip Hop: Volume Five gives you a direct, straight to the point history of the indisputable legendary force of rap and trap artists here to stay. Hip hop lives on!

In 2010—long before the release of Lemonade—Professor Kevin Allred created the university course "Politicizing Beyonce" to both wide acclaim and controversy. He outlines his pedagogical philosophy in Ain't I a Diva?, exploring the process of teaching Beyonce and what it means to use a superstar to blow up the canon. Allred brings his syllabus to life by pairing music videos and songs with historical and academic texts, and combines analysis with classroom anecdotes.

Un concienzudo y emocionante repaso a la historia del rock progresivo, desde sus raíces contraculturales en los años sesenta a la fusión con otros lenguajes musicales, pasando por la veta sinfónica británica o la instrumentación multicultural que marca tendencia en la actualidad. Un audiolibro ideal para entendidos en la materia y para neófitos que quieren iniciarse en el apasionante mundo del rock progresivo.

Mark Clague brilliantly weaves together the stories of the song and the nation it represents. Examining the origins of both text and music, alternate lyrics and translations, and the song’s use in sports, at times of war, and for political protest, he argues that the anthem’s meaning reflects—and is reflected by—the nation’s quest to become a more perfect union. From victory song to hymn of sacrifice and vehicle for protest, the story of Key’s song is the story of America itself.

The only hip hop book series that explains the culture fully in the fewest words! Whether you are a fan of hip hop or you are just curious about it, you will not have to look further after finding Eric Reese's The History of Hip Hop. This concise but in-depth audiobook explores all the distinguishing traits of what is not only a genre of music but a lifestyle. Reese traces the history of hip hop from its beginnings in the 1970s and reveals how it changed in the next decades until it became a worldwide phenomenon.

In the third volume of his bestselling series, Pastor Robert Morgan expands his material to include the great history of worship, the first biblical hymns, biographical sketches of the most interesting composers, and almost 60 generations of hymn singing. In 2003, Robert Morgan released what...

In Pop Masculinities, author Kai Arne Hansen investigates the performance and policing of masculinity in pop music as a starting point for grasping the broad complexity of gender and its politics in the early 21st century. Drawing together perspectives from critical musicology, gender studies, and adjacent scholarly fields, the book presents extended case studies of five well-known artists: Zayn, Lil Nas X, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, and Take That.

"So fremdartig und verzaubert klang diese Musik und ging mittenrein in mein verzweifeltes Hasenherz" In der Mitte der 1970er-Jahre sucht und findet eine Jugendliche Halt in der Musik einer der erfolgreichsten britischen Prog-Rock-Bands: Genesis. Es ist die Peter-Gabriel-Ära, der Susann Pásztor kenntnisreich und voller Humor ein leuchtendes literarisches Denkmal setzt. Im Januar 1974 touren Genesis mit ihrem aktuellen Album "Selling England By The Pound" durch Deutschland. Im Publikum: die dreizehnjährige Mimi, die ihr erstes Konzert nie vergessen wird, was nicht nur an der Musik liegt.

Meticuloso ensayo que repasa punto por punto todo el desarrollo del heavy metal en España, empezando por sus orígenes en los años setenta, la época dorada de los ochenta y su devenir con el paso de los años. Un volumen imprescindible tanto para expertos y apasionados en la materia como para aquellos que pretenden zambullirse en una género musical que acabó convertiéndose en un auténtico estilo de vida.

West Midlands 1980s, home to heavy metal. Black Sabbath and Judas Priest are household names, but over the smoking chimneys and factory yards, something new and equally ugly forms.... "Grebo" was a media-constructed music genre that even today sends a shudder down the spines of discerning music fans and critics. A homegrown proto-grunge, grebo was a British phenomenon that drew on an eclectic range of influences, from punk, '60s garage, and psychedelia, through to '70s heavy rock and thrash metal. It foreshadowed rave culture and was steeped in class politics.

Millioner af mennesker lytter til rapmusik hver dag, og genren er meget populær. I denne bog skal du på tur med dansk rap fra midten af 1980’erne og frem til i dag. Der har været rigtig mange gode danske rapnavne, og her kan du høre om nogle af de vigtigste og selv få ideer til, hvordan du kommer i gang med at rappe. Martin Paarup Andersen har skrevet flere bøger for unge om blandt andet stand-up, ekstremsport og amerikansk fodbold.

This book offers a major reassessment of classical music in the 20th century. John Mauceri argues that the history of music during this span was shaped by three major wars of that century: World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.

Conozca la vida íntima, anécdotas y peripecias singulares que vivieron los compositores e intérpretes más extraordinarios de la música clásica. Beethoven, Mahler, Mozart, Debussy, Chaikovski, Strauss, Chopin, Puccini, Bizet. Una obra llena de ingenio y datos sorprendentes que le descubrirá las facetas más desconocidas de la historia de la música. Un insólito acopio de risas, asombros y descubrimientos musicales.

This guide provides introductory and closing commentary for works from many famous classical composers, and includes time-stamped commentary to explain the technical aspects of what is being heard in the piece and the composer's intent in real time. This innovative audiobook enables you to hear both the music and the commentary in parallel.

Set against the backdrop of America's drug war, Atlanta’s urban communities, and the city’s vibrant music scene, Trap History takes an introspective look at the birth, rise, and global impact of trap music. From past interviews and firsthand encounters with trap music artists such as T.I., Gucci Mane, Jeezy, Future, and Migos, A.R. Shaw takes listeners on a journey that is informative, entertaining, poignant, and inspiring. Trap History stands as the first book that firmly details the origins of the rap subgenre, trap music.

Col. Bruce Hampton was a charismatic musical figure who launched and continued to influence the jam band genre over his 50-plus years performing. Part bandleader, soul singer, storyteller, conjuror, poet, preacher, comedian, philosopher, and trickster, Col. Bruce actively sought out and dealt in the weird, wild underbelly of the American South.

Whether you are a fan of hip-hop, or you are just curious about it, you will not have to look further after finding Eric Reese's The History of Hip Hop. This concise but in-depth audiobook explores all the distinguishing traits of what is not only a genre of music but a lifestyle. Reese traces the history of hip-hop from its beginnings in the 1970s and reveals how it changed in the next decades until it became a worldwide phenomenon. The author gives attention to the influence of hip-hop at every level, including art and fashion.