The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Africa ; South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean ; The United States and Canada ; Europe ; Oceania

• Author(s): Ellen Koskoff,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 1406
• ISBN_10: 0415994039
  ISBN_13: 9780415994033
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Music / Ethnic , Music / Genres & Styles / International ,

Description:... The critical importance of past for the present--of music histories in local and global forms--asserts itself. The history of world music, as each chapter makes clear, is one of critical moments and paradigm shifts.