Publication

2004 - Soft Skull Press, Brooklyn, NY, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

95,250 words, Guess

Page Count

381 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing4153618
  • Goodreads1331415

Classifications

  • DDC781.63
  • LCCML394 .B68 2004

Description

"Based on original interviews conducted over the last twenty years, Noise of the World spans the contributions of artists such as Nigeria's Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Senegal's Youssou N'Dour; Winston "Burning Spear" Rodney and Black Uhuru; flamenco's Jose Miguel Carmona of Ketama and La Barberia del Sur, the Klezmatics and the Klezmer Conservatory Band. The book also features artists such as the Gipsy Kings, Gloria Estefan, Hugh Masakela, and Miriam Makeba, whose music has become part of the mainstream while managing to stay true to its roots. These open and honest self-portraits will give music fans a greater appreciation of what is behind these sounds, the suffering these artists have endured, and the triumphs they have enjoyed."--Jacket.

First Sentence

Certainly the most popular genre among the noises of the world, reggae may well be Jamaica's biggest export outside of bauxite, the raw material for making aluminum.

Subjects

Genres

  • Interviews.

Other Editions

  • Noise of the world: non-western musicians in their own wordsSoft Skull Press2004-01-01

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