Musical Truth. A Musical Journey Through Modern Black Britain, Main, Paperback - Jeffrey Boakye

This extraordinary retelling of black British history will dazzle readers of all ages.Publisher: Faber & FaberAuthor(s): Jeffrey BoakyeNumber of pa...

This extraordinary retelling of Black British history will dazzle readers of all ages.

DescriptionClassical music comes to life like never before in this magical journey through 11 timeless compositions. Meet Allegro, an ordinary boy ...

Whether evoking the Atlantis myth or Romantic ruins, an ancient Roman metropolis or the modern coastline, Shadowlands peers through the cracks of h...

A groundbreaking book celebrating the words and phrases that by choice or by circumstance define the Black British experience.

This new edition of HOLD TIGHT features new chapters, a brand new introduction and a brand new cover. HOLD TIGHT is a book about being black, Briti...

Reducere. Dave Krehbiel's fast-moving memoir, Through the Door: A Horn-Player's Journey, relates the adventures of a young musician who uses his musical tale...

Reducere. Catch the rhythm and dig the beat as famed musicologist, Dr. Dude B. Fonky takes you on a tour of the UPPER and lower case alphabet. The radiant, k...

A charming travelogue exploring the little-understood world of British agriculture

Based on his critically-acclaimed BBC Radio 3 programme The Listening Service, in which Tom Service takes an idea on an ear-opening and mind-expand...

DescriptionA fascinating journey through the world's musical cultures. Every culture on Earth has music. Every culture that's ever existed has had ...

Veteran journalist and critic Chris Morris looks back at his intense half-century-long relationship with the music of Bob Dylan, viewing the role t...

Reducere. Thirty years ago, the Rolling Stones swept America, taking Exile on Main Street to Main Streets across the nation. Everyone held their breath to se...

Reducere. Rebelling against the Elvis-based, American-imported rock scene in late '60s Brazil, Caetano Veloso suffused lyrical Brazilian folksongs with fuzz ...

Reducere. The heart of a mom is wrapped up in the people she loves -- her children, her husband, her co-workers, her friends. She wants to give them the very...

Reducere. Catch the rhythm and dig the beat as famed musicologist, Dr. Dude B. Fonky takes you on a tour of the UPPER and lower case alphabet. The radiant, k...

Contributor(s): Author: Jerry EwingForeword by: Steve HackettJerry Ewing, Editor of 'Prog' Magazine tells the in-depth history of Progressive Rock....

WHEN Vanessa copped a gig at a now defunct record label--whose roster included platinum-selling artists--she was for certain that money, power, and...

Reducere. Notes from Africa traces the rise of popular music on the continent - beginning in the 1980s when the term 'world music' was coined as a marketing ...

Reducere. One bright city morning, Penelope and her mom make their way to the farmer's market. On street corners and train platforms, musicians and performer...

DescriptionW. C. Handy, Furry Lewis, Booker White, Lillie May Glover, Roosevelt Sykes, Arthur Crudup, B. B. King, Bobby Blue Bland, Muddy Waters --...

'I needed to get to the stopping places, so I needed to get on the road. Through winter frosts and summer dawns, from horse fairs to Gypsy churches...

A journey to the American South in search of friendship, life lessons and bluegrass.

DescriptionA Subcultural study of the 1990s Norwegian 'Second Wave' of Black Metal. With reference to gang theories, subcultural study and neo-trib...

Reducere. Most people know the part about them doing what they love to do best in front of a throng of adoring fans. The less obvious part of a musician's jo...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

From the bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bletchley Park and Bletchley Park Brainteasers comes an exciting new book that journeys around th...

Reducere. Music of Silence shows how to incorporate the sacred meaning of monastic living into everyday life by following the natural rhythm of the hours of ...

Reducere. Every great rock masterpiece has a story to tell. Sometimes that story is true, confirmed, provable. Other times we talk about hypotheses, legends,...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mark DevlinTo most people, the music industry represents a source of harmless fun and entertainment. Beneath the glossy ven...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Rick FalkowskiHistory of Buffalo Music & Entertainment from the 1830s to the early 1980s. Covering Canal Street & Christy's...

Black Earth is a vivid first-hand account of an extensive journey through a contested nation.Publisher: Haus PublishingAuthor(s): Jens MuhlingIllus...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

From the bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bletchley Park and Bletchley Park Brainteasers comes an exciting new book that journeys around th...

A sweeping and lively account from a master of the subject.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Andrew GantNumber of pages: 656Publication date: ...

DescriptionA fresh, new edition of this popular cello tutor, which can be used with the violin, viola and double bass books for group lessons or mi...

Turkey is a land torn between East and West, and between its glorious past and a dangerous, unpredictable future.

A powerful call to action over an education system that is default white, from a black man who has spent decades being failed by it as both a stude...

A blazingly smart, mind-bending dive into the internet with an extraordinary writer: a must-read for anyone wanting to understand the way we live t...

Contributor(s): Author: Nicholas DawidoffIn a series of indelible portraits of country music stars, Dawidoff reveals, among others, Jimmie Rodgers,...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Kate GuthrieIllustration(s): 14 music examples, 10 b-w illustrationsNumber of pages: 306Collect...

This book offers a comprehensive survey of the history and the development of Arab music and musical theory from its pre-Islamic roots until 1970, ...

The entertaining story of British cuisine and the hidden role it plays in all our lives.Publisher: Atlantic BooksAuthor(s): Pen VoglerNumber of pag...

Reducere. 1. Balalaika Ensemble Wolga - When Cossacks Dance2. Balalaika Ensemble Wolga - Bandura3. Balalaika Ensemble Wolga - Oriental Dance4. Balalaika Ense...

DescriptionRelease the Music within. No struggle. No limits. Just play.A revolutionary new understanding of the mind is transforming the field of p...

Reducere. "Jones has learned--and this has been very rare in jazz criticism--to write about music as an artist."--Nat Hentoff ks "Black Music" is a book abou...