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10%OFFFrancesco Adinolfi - Mondo Exotica: Sounds, Visions, Obsessions of the Cocktail Generation - 9780822341567 - V9780822341567
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Mondo Exotica: Sounds, Visions, Obsessions of the Cocktail Generation

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Description for Mondo Exotica: Sounds, Visions, Obsessions of the Cocktail Generation Paperback. An encyclopedic account of the sounds and obsessions of the Space Age/Cold War period and the renewed interest in them evident in contemporary music and design. Translator(s): Pinkus, Karen. Num Pages: 376 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: AV; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
Tiki torches, cocktails, la dolce vita, and the music that popularized them—Mondo Exotica offers a behind-the-scenes look at the sounds and obsessions of the Space Age and Cold War period as well as the renewed interest in them evident in contemporary music and design. The music journalist and radio host Francesco Adinolfi provides extraordinary detail about artists, songs, albums, and soundtracks, while also presenting an incisive analysis of the ethnic and cultural stereotypes embodied in exotica and related genres. In this encyclopedic account of films, books, TV programs, mixed drinks, and above all music, he balances a respect for exotica’s ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822341567
SKU
V9780822341567
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About Francesco Adinolfi
Francesco Adinolfi is an Italian journalist and radio host. He oversees the production of “Ultrasuoni,” a weekly music supplement in Il Manifesto, one of Italy’s daily newspapers, and he hosts the radio show Popcorner, a mix of electro lounge, funk, and ultrabossa. Previously, he hosted Ultrasuoni Cocktail, a cult hit program on Rai Radio 2, Italy’s national station. The author ... Read more

Reviews for Mondo Exotica: Sounds, Visions, Obsessions of the Cocktail Generation
“Crammed with facts about sounds, composers, their histories, reminiscences and a whole lot more, Adinolfi has more than done his research, which , in such a odd, diverse, and obscure field of music, has to be applauded. . . . [A] very worthy edition to any bachelor pad. . . .” - Jonny Trunk, Record Collector “Adinolfi contextualizes the 1950s ... Read more

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