The Ballad in American Popular Music: From Elvis to Beyonce
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While ballads have been a cornerstone of popular music for decades, this is the first book to...
Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music
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Like rap in the United States, bachata began as a music of the poor and dispossessed. Originating in...
The Oxford Handbook of Popular Music in the Nordic Countries
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Popular music has come to play a significant role in the political and cultural history of the...
Popular Music in Southeast Asia: Banal Beats, Muted Histories
Bart Barendregt, Henk Schulte Nordholt and Peter Keppy
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Southeast Asia, Popular Music, History
Popular Music Theory and Analysis: A Research and Information Guide
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Popular Music Theory and Analysis: A Research and Information Guide uncovers the wealth of scholarly...
The Brazilian Sounds: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular Music of Brazil
Chris McGowan and Ricardo Pessanha
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An illustrated guide to the rich music of Brazil—its history, styles, performers, instruments, and...
The Mystery of Samba: Popular Music and the National Identity in Brazil
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Samba is Brazil's "national rhythm," the foremost symbol of its culture and nationhood. To the...
Roll Over, Tchaikovsky!: Russian Popular Music and Post-Soviet Homosexuality
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Centered on the musical experiences of homosexual men in St. Petersburg and Moscow, this...
Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop: 32 International Music Legends Discuss Their Careers
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A massive dance music revolution swept across Europe and Britain beginning early in the 1980s....
One Night on TV is Worth Weeks at the Paramount: Popular Music on Early Television
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Elvis Presley's television debut in January 1956 is often cited as the moment when popular music and...