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Zouk: World Music in the West Indies (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
Jocelyne Guilbault
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Description for Zouk: World Music in the West Indies (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23ill.4tabs.22mus.exs.1M. BIC Classification: 1QSC; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
With its irresistible dance beat, strong bass line, and straightforward harmonies and lyrics, zouk has become wildly popular in the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe. This book—complete with a compact disc and numerous illustrations and musical examples—provides a thorough introduction to the sound, lyrics, choreography, and social milieu of this vibrant and infectious new music.
"This invigorating reference work and companion CD of the Antilles' sexy zouk dance sound will lift readers out of their easy chairs and their complacency about the nonreggae aspects of Caribbean pop. . . . [Zouk] is a landmark achievement."—Timothy White, Billboard
With its irresistible dance beat, strong bass line, and straightforward harmonies and lyrics, zouk has become wildly popular in the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe. This book—complete with a compact disc and numerous illustrations and musical examples—provides a thorough introduction to the sound, lyrics, choreography, and social milieu of this vibrant and infectious new music.
"This invigorating reference work and companion CD of the Antilles' sexy zouk dance sound will lift readers out of their easy chairs and their complacency about the nonreggae aspects of Caribbean pop. . . . [Zouk] is a landmark achievement."—Timothy White, Billboard
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226310428
SKU
V9780226310428
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