Zouk: World Music in the West Indies
Jocelyne Guilbault, Gage Averill, Édouard Benoit, Gregory Rabess
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.
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Year:
1993
Edition:
pbk
Publisher:
The University of Chicago Press
Language:
english
Pages:
306
ISBN 10:
0226310426
ISBN 13:
9780226310428
Series:
Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology
File:
PDF, 14.17 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1993