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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 59 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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Español
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Even after a century of history, after enshrinement as the national music, after rampant commercialization and packaging for export, the tango still speaks to the Argentine soul. Subtango shows how tango music, dance, art and poetry are an essential part of the emotional expression of all Argentinians.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 37 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Shot in a variety of locations all over Turkey, Those Who Are In Love successfully conveys the emotion and beauty of traditional Anatolian village culture as it struggles with the process of modernization and change.
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"Celia Cruz - The Defiant Voice of Afro-Cuban Music" is a riveting tribute to the life, legacy, and indomitable spirit of one of Latin music's most celebrated icons. This biography captures the essence of Celia Cruz's journey — from her humble beginnings in Havana's vibrant neighborhoods to her ascent as the undisputed "Queen of Salsa."
Using a rich tapestry of different sources, the author paints a vivid portrait of Cruz as not just
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Para ejercer la docencia musical en el área de la Educación Especial, los profesores de música cuentan con herramientas poco suficientes, y deben recurrir a la intuición para llevar a la práctica un tipo de enseñanza que sea lo suficientemente flexible para efectuar las adaptaciones adecuadas, según las poblaciones con necesidades educativas especiales con las que trabajan. Estos educadores presentan necesidades especiales para realizar una...
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A musical instrument that has played a vital role in Latin American music cultures-the harp-is the subject of this new work, the first study of its kind to be published in English. John Schechter presents a history of the harp in Spain, traces its introduction into colonial Latin America, and describes its modern roles in the diverse cultural centers of Mexico, Paraguay-Argentina-chile, Venezuela, and Peru. He then turns his focus to his own field...
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The recent history of New Orleans is fraught with tragedy and triumph. Both are reflected in the city's vibrant, idiosyncratic music community. In Keith Spera's intimately reported Groove Interrupted, Aaron Neville returns to New Orleans for the first time after Hurricane Katrina to bury his wife. Fats Domino improbably rambles around Manhattan to promote a post-Katrina tribute CD. Alex Chilton lives anonymously in a battered cottage in the Treme...
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La propuesta principal de este título, el segundo volumen de la Colección 2010, es conectar las historias de conformación de la nación ibérica y las emergentes naciones americanas e identificar las concatenaciones entre las conmemoraciones y las representaciones en imágenes con el fin de crear nuevos campos de reflexión y análisis de los procesos independentistas. Al mismo tiempo, busca entender el lenguaje de las independencias iberoamericanas...
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Français
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La musique entretient des liens indissociables avec le corps. Toutefois, les recherches portant sur ce couple fondateur sont rarissimes. Point de départ et d'arrivée de la médiation musicale, le corps est un lieu d'expression et de communication, de techniques, de production de sons et de mouvements et mérite toute l'attention que les auteurs de ce livre — musicologues, interprètes et philosophes — lui prêtent.
Du timbre vocal à la chorégraphie...
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Slash is a memoir of experiences and solutions regarding how black people within the punk rock subculture deal with racism, discrimination and harassment. Much of the subject matter is not limited to only black people but in most cases is transactional/intersectional
10) Kindred Chords
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This book is the first of its kind in Australia, a book that introduces readers to more than 26 Australian musical families from across the musical genres to provide a glimpse into the extraordinary creativity of Australian musicians and their families - the interactions, the influences, the sharing of ideas, the love and support, the special bonds.
The musicians covered in this book come from many different backgrounds. Some are self-taught, others...
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The Armenian Duduk: A complete guide is probably one of the few books in English that covers all you need to know, to be able to play this elusive and exotically haunting instrument. The book goes over the fundamental basics of the instrument, how to hold it, proper hand technique, and gives exercises to help develop the beginner into being able to play basic pieces. The book then moves onto the techniques used, including slurring, vibrato, and the...
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Living alone at the remote Lost Horse Cabin - beyond the Service Road Only sign, beyond the Locked Gate Ahead sign, beyond the Do Not Enter sign, up the long, winding dirt road flanked by Joshua trees, Mojave yuccas, fields of desert dandelions, occasional stands of purple lupine, blooming cacti, and other desert wildflowers - I spent two weeks as Artist-in-Residence at Joshua Tree National Park in California. This book is the project that resulted...
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Ramo de coplas y caminos es una introducción sentimental al cante, un mapa con indicaciones llanas para todos los que quieren acercarse al flamenco, sean cuales sean sus orígenes, alforjas y motivos. Mezcla de manual didáctico, poemario flamenco y diario personal, en el libro abundan detalles sobre los diferentes palos, apuntes históricos y sociológicos, personajes insignes, audiciones recomendadas, rutas bibliográficas, rivalidades, leyendas,...
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Plants perceive sound and love to play music. This is demonstrated by studies and experiments conducted in academic research and, more importantly, by the experiences of many researchers and musicians who teach plants to use electronic, musical equipment to play and sing along with them. The research into plant intelligence, plant sensitivity and the willingness of plants to communicate with us opens our minds and our hearts to a new vision of nature...
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Kindred Chords: Australian Musical Families is the first book of its kind in Australia, a book that introduces readers to 27 Australian musical families from across musical genres to provide a glimpse into the extraordinary creativity of Australian musicians and their musical families - the interactions, the influences, the sharing of ideas, the love and support, the special bonds.
The author, Loretta Barnard, comes from an esteemed jazz family and...
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Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, a Zimbabwean guitarist, vocalist, and composer, has performed worldwide and released some 50 albums. One of a handful of artists to have a beat named after him, Mtukudzi blends Zimbabwean traditional sounds with South African township music and American gospel and soul, to compose what is known as Tuku Music. In this biography, Jennifer W. Kyker looks at Mtukudzi's life and art, from his encounters with Rhodesian soldiers during...
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This sensitive study is a historical, cultural, and musical exploration of Christian religious music among the Logooli of Western Kenya. It describes how new musical styles developed through contact with popular radio and other media from abroad and became markers of the Logooli identity and culture. Jean Ngoya Kidula narrates this history of a community through music and religious expression in local, national, and global settings. The book is generously...
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When socialism collapsed in Tanzania, the government-controlled music industry gave way to a vibrant independent music scene. Alex Perullo explores the world of the bands, music distributors, managers, and clubs that attest to the lively and creative music industry in Dar es Salaam. Perullo examines the formation of the city's music economy, considering the means of musical production, distribution, protection, broadcasting, and performance. He exposes...
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In the process of researching, transcribing, and comparing tribal music many common patterns have been found. These patterns don't end in tribal music- they can be found throughout the world today. Tracking these rhythms allows us to determine the origin and possible even age of each rhythm, depending on its geographical location and its link with the history of mankind. This book is an initial guide to learn some of the most used rhythms in the Middle...
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"Este es un libro sobre ciudades, sobre la música y los sonidos que en ellas ocurren. Pero, sobre todo, es un libro sobre las personas que hacen sonar, que escuchan, viven y sienten los entornos urbanos que habitamos. Los ensayos de esta colección incluyen una serie de aproximaciones interdisciplinarias para explicar desde las ciencias sociales, cómo la música y el sonido nos permiten hacer y enriquecer nuestras vidas en algunas ciudades de América...
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