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My Christmas Number One

The perfect uplifting festive romance

by Leonie Mack ...

The perfect uplifting festive romance to find under the tree this Christmas!There’s nothing quite like a Christmas love story, to get you in the mood for celebrating…Cara doesn’t do sexy and she only does ‘Happy Christmas’ under duress. She is, after all, a serious musician, and her stubborn streak is born from her struggle to recover from a serious injury.Javi lives for escapist fun - in his ... Read more

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The perfect uplifting festive romance to find under the tree this Christmas!There’s nothing quite like a Christmas love story, to get you in the mood for celebrating…Cara doesn’t do sexy and she only does ‘Happy Christmas’ under duress. She is, after all, a serious musician, and her stubborn streak is born from her struggle to recover from a serious injury.Javi lives for escapist fun - in his
... Read more
And the Roots of Rhythm Remain

by Joe Boyd ...

Series Book 6 - ZE Series
From the legendary producer of Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, REM, and Taj Mahal and author of White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s comes a riveting, world-spanning tour of the artists, histories, controversies, and collaborations that shaped global music.When Paul Simon first heard the Zulu accordion flourish that would open his multi-platinum album Graceland, he told Joe Boyd that it seemed to ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

From the legendary producer of Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, REM, and Taj Mahal and author of White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s comes a riveting, world-spanning tour of the artists, histories, controversies, and collaborations that shaped global music.When Paul Simon first heard the Zulu accordion flourish that would open his multi-platinum album Graceland, he told Joe Boyd that it seemed to
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Perreo, una revolución

by Cazzu ...

Cazzu es una de las traperas más importantes de Latinoamérica. No es casual que la llamen La Jefa. No es casual que su perreo moleste a muchos, interpele a tantas, y no deje indiferente a nadie.Durante años, Cazzu se enfrentó a una pregunta: "¿Cómo se siente tener éxito en un género musical tan machista?". Y como le ocurre a casi cualquier mujer virtuosa y con notoriedad, le pidieron que diera ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Cazzu es una de las traperas más importantes de Latinoamérica. No es casual que la llamen La Jefa. No es casual que su perreo moleste a muchos, interpele a tantas, y no deje indiferente a nadie.Durante años, Cazzu se enfrentó a una pregunta: "¿Cómo se siente tener éxito en un género musical tan machista?". Y como le ocurre a casi cualquier mujer virtuosa y con notoriedad, le pidieron que diera
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On Hot Days

Written for beginner djembe.

by James Packer ...

The book includes one Brazilian Samba inspired song written for djembes.Instructors can add their own style of teaching whilst using the book as a guide and select parts in a pick and mix format to construct one lesson plan. Whether you are teaching a small group of adults or a large class of key stage students, this song will get your students sounding amazing, quickly, as well as learning lots ... Read more

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The book includes one Brazilian Samba inspired song written for djembes.Instructors can add their own style of teaching whilst using the book as a guide and select parts in a pick and mix format to construct one lesson plan. Whether you are teaching a small group of adults or a large class of key stage students, this song will get your students sounding amazing, quickly, as well as learning lots
... Read more
Decoding "Despacito"

An Oral History of Latin Music

by Leila Cobo ...

A behind the scenes look at the music that is currently the soundtrack of the globe, reported on and written by Leila Cobo, Billboard's VP of Latin Music and the world's ultimate authority on popular Latin music.Decoding "Despacito" tracks the stories behind the biggest Latin hits of the past fifty years. From the salsa born and bred in the streets of New York City, to Puerto Rican reggaetón and ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

A behind the scenes look at the music that is currently the soundtrack of the globe, reported on and written by Leila Cobo, Billboard's VP of Latin Music and the world's ultimate authority on popular Latin music.Decoding "Despacito" tracks the stories behind the biggest Latin hits of the past fifty years. From the salsa born and bred in the streets of New York City, to Puerto Rican reggaetón and
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La invención de la música latinoamericana

Una historia transnacional

by Pablo Palomino ...

Series series Arte universal
¿Cómo se volvió "latinoamericana" la música? La heterogeneidad lingüística, étnica y geográfica de esta región también es musical. Entonces, ¿cómo puede un mismo término abarcar corrientes sonoras y poéticas de tradiciones tan diversas —nativas y migrantes, afroatlánticas, andinas, urbanas, rurales, comerciales, vanguardistas, religiosas y nacionales—?Pablo Palomino reconstruye la historia ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

¿Cómo se volvió "latinoamericana" la música? La heterogeneidad lingüística, étnica y geográfica de esta región también es musical. Entonces, ¿cómo puede un mismo término abarcar corrientes sonoras y poéticas de tradiciones tan diversas —nativas y migrantes, afroatlánticas, andinas, urbanas, rurales, comerciales, vanguardistas, religiosas y nacionales—?Pablo Palomino reconstruye la historia
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Classical and Flamenco Guitar Solos and Etudes

Beginning to Intermediate

by Elysa Hochman, Jason Hochman ...

Classical and Flamenco Guitar Solos and Etudes provides an introduction to classical and flamenco guitar techniques through 22 pieces. These short, melodic studies will increase your understanding of chord/harmonic shapes, and encompass a variety of styles: vals, classical etudes, malagueña, soleá, rumba, farruca, and bulerías. The five main techniques in classical and flamenco guitar are: pulgar ... Read more

$24.72 CAD

Classical and Flamenco Guitar Solos and Etudes provides an introduction to classical and flamenco guitar techniques through 22 pieces. These short, melodic studies will increase your understanding of chord/harmonic shapes, and encompass a variety of styles: vals, classical etudes, malagueña, soleá, rumba, farruca, and bulerías. The five main techniques in classical and flamenco guitar are: pulgar
... Read more
Latin American Autoharp

31 Latin Favorites Arranged for Autoharp Melody and Accompaniment

by Carol Stober ...

A collection of Latin American favorites presented for Autoharp melody performance or accompaniment to singing. Each song is presented with melody, lyrics and guitar chords. In addition autoharp chords and melody parts are shown. Another fine book by well-known authoharp performer and writer, Carol Stober. ... Read more

$24.72 CAD

A collection of Latin American favorites presented for Autoharp melody performance or accompaniment to singing. Each song is presented with melody, lyrics and guitar chords. In addition autoharp chords and melody parts are shown. Another fine book by well-known authoharp performer and writer, Carol Stober.
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Cortijo's Wake / El entierro de Cortijo

by Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá ...

Translated by Juan Flores ...

A bilingual edition of a renowned work of Puerto Rican literature, Cortijo’s Wake/El entierro de Cortijo is novelist Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá’s vivid description of the funeral of legendary Puerto Rican musician Rafael Cortijo. El entierro de Cortijo became an immediate bestseller following its original publication in Puerto Rico in 1983. An unparalleled Afro-Puerto Rican percussionist and ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

A bilingual edition of a renowned work of Puerto Rican literature, Cortijo’s Wake/El entierro de Cortijo is novelist Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá’s vivid description of the funeral of legendary Puerto Rican musician Rafael Cortijo. El entierro de Cortijo became an immediate bestseller following its original publication in Puerto Rico in 1983. An unparalleled Afro-Puerto Rican percussionist and
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Flamenco Guitar Basic Techniques

Bilingual English/Spanish Edition

by Juan Serrano ...

This book, written in both English and Spanish, is the most authoritative method available on flamenco guitar technique. Juan Serrano is one of the world's premier flamenco concert soloists and is a seasoned teacher and performer in this vibrant, colorful musical genre. It covers the history and development of flamenco music, teaches basic music theory, presents developmental studies on flamenco ... Read more

$34.34 CAD

This book, written in both English and Spanish, is the most authoritative method available on flamenco guitar technique. Juan Serrano is one of the world's premier flamenco concert soloists and is a seasoned teacher and performer in this vibrant, colorful musical genre. It covers the history and development of flamenco music, teaches basic music theory, presents developmental studies on flamenco
... Read more
Brazilian Music for Piano: Part 1 - The Choro

by Flavio Henrique Medeiros, Carlos Almada ...

This book, the first in a series on a variety of Brazilian musical styles, is completely dedicated to the choro. It contains 12 piano pieces, including 6 original compositions by the authors and 6 arrangements of choros written by some of the greatest Brazilian composers like Pat pio Silva, Joaquim Callado, Anacleto de Medeiros and Satiro Bilhar. ... Read more

$20.60 CAD

This book, the first in a series on a variety of Brazilian musical styles, is completely dedicated to the choro. It contains 12 piano pieces, including 6 original compositions by the authors and 6 arrangements of choros written by some of the greatest Brazilian composers like Pat pio Silva, Joaquim Callado, Anacleto de Medeiros and Satiro Bilhar.
... Read more
The Flamenco/Classical Guitar Tradition

A Technical Guitar Method and Introduction to Music

by Juan Serrano ...

This beginning guitar method was written for aspiring classical and flamenco guitarists who want to improve their technical and sightreading skills. Music from the Spanish tradition—such as Romanza, Pica-Pica, El Vito, Café de Chinitas, Perfidia, and La Virgen de la Macarena—plus flamenco studies by Juan Serrano provide a technical and musical foundation that improves facility in playing scales ... Read more

$34.34 CAD

This beginning guitar method was written for aspiring classical and flamenco guitarists who want to improve their technical and sightreading skills. Music from the Spanish tradition—such as Romanza, Pica-Pica, El Vito, Café de Chinitas, Perfidia, and La Virgen de la Macarena—plus flamenco studies by Juan Serrano provide a technical and musical foundation that improves facility in playing scales
... Read more
Queens of Havana

The Amazing Adventures of Anacaona, Cuba's Legendary All-Girl Dance Band

by Alicia Castro, Ingrid Kummels, Manfred Schäfer ...

"This evocative memoir is a joyous, rhythmic history" of the 11-sister dance band that broke musical and cultural barriers in 1930s Cuba and beyond ( Publishers Weekly).In the 1930s, Havana was the place to be for tourists, ex-pats, celebrities, and excitement-seekers. Nights were filled with drinking, dancing, romance, and the roar of infectious music spilling from cafés into the streets. It was ... Read more

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"This evocative memoir is a joyous, rhythmic history" of the 11-sister dance band that broke musical and cultural barriers in 1930s Cuba and beyond ( Publishers Weekly).In the 1930s, Havana was the place to be for tourists, ex-pats, celebrities, and excitement-seekers. Nights were filled with drinking, dancing, romance, and the roar of infectious music spilling from cafés into the streets. It was
... Read more
Buena Vista in the Club

Rap, Reggaetón, and Revolution in Havana

by Geoffrey Baker, Ronald Radano, Josh Kun ...

Series series Refiguring American music
In Buena Vista in the Club, Geoffrey Baker traces the trajectory of the Havana hip hop scene from the late 1980s to the present and analyzes its partial eclipse by reggaetón. While Cuban officials initially rejected rap as “the music of the enemy,” leading figures in the hip hop scene soon convinced certain cultural institutions to accept and then promote rap as part of Cuba’s national culture. ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

In Buena Vista in the Club, Geoffrey Baker traces the trajectory of the Havana hip hop scene from the late 1980s to the present and analyzes its partial eclipse by reggaetón. While Cuban officials initially rejected rap as “the music of the enemy,” leading figures in the hip hop scene soon convinced certain cultural institutions to accept and then promote rap as part of Cuba’s national culture.
... Read more
Cuban Music from A to Z

by Helio Orovio ...

Available in English for the first time, Cuban Music from A to Z is an encyclopedic guide to one of the world’s richest and most influential musical cultures. It is the most extensive compendium of information about the singers, composers, bands, instruments, and dances of Cuba ever assembled. With more than 1,300 entries and 150 illustrations, this volume is an essential reference guide to the ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Available in English for the first time, Cuban Music from A to Z is an encyclopedic guide to one of the world’s richest and most influential musical cultures. It is the most extensive compendium of information about the singers, composers, bands, instruments, and dances of Cuba ever assembled. With more than 1,300 entries and 150 illustrations, this volume is an essential reference guide to the
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10 Brazilian Choros Arranged for Classical Guitar Solo

by Stephen Guerra ...

Choro is a popular instrumental-music tradition flourishing in Brazil and around the world. It preceded, influenced, and in turn was influenced by samba and bossa nova. Its repertory is vast, including thousands of choros composed by all manner of string, wind, keyboard, and percussion players—in addition to the guitar classics by João Pernambuco and Heitor Villa-Lobos.This landmark publication ... Read more

$20.60 CAD

Choro is a popular instrumental-music tradition flourishing in Brazil and around the world. It preceded, influenced, and in turn was influenced by samba and bossa nova. Its repertory is vast, including thousands of choros composed by all manner of string, wind, keyboard, and percussion players—in addition to the guitar classics by João Pernambuco and Heitor Villa-Lobos.This landmark publication
... Read more
Salsa Trumpet

With musical contribution by Willie "Paco" Aguero

by Gabriel Rosati ...

A specific overview of Afro-Cuban/Caribbean trumpet history, techniques and influences from the early 1900's to today's Salsa. From the Charanga style to Conjunto, Cha-Cha-Cha', Mozambique, through the Boogaloo, Dominican Merengue, Puerto Rican Bomba, Venezuelan Gaita, Colombian Cumbia to modern Timba! Note by note solo transcriptions from the masters and a play-along audio with orchestral ... Read more

$27.47 CAD

A specific overview of Afro-Cuban/Caribbean trumpet history, techniques and influences from the early 1900's to today's Salsa. From the Charanga style to Conjunto, Cha-Cha-Cha', Mozambique, through the Boogaloo, Dominican Merengue, Puerto Rican Bomba, Venezuelan Gaita, Colombian Cumbia to modern Timba! Note by note solo transcriptions from the masters and a play-along audio with orchestral
... Read more
Making Music Indigenous

Popular Music in the Peruvian Andes

by Joshua Tucker ...

Series series Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology
When thinking of indigenous music, many people may imagine acoustic instruments and pastoral settings far removed from the whirl of modern life. But, in contemporary Peru, indigenous chimaycha music has become a wildly popular genre that is even heard in the nightclubs of Lima. In Making Music Indigenous, Joshua Tucker traces the history of this music and its key performers over fifty years to ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

When thinking of indigenous music, many people may imagine acoustic instruments and pastoral settings far removed from the whirl of modern life. But, in contemporary Peru, indigenous chimaycha music has become a wildly popular genre that is even heard in the nightclubs of Lima. In Making Music Indigenous, Joshua Tucker traces the history of this music and its key performers over fifty years to
... Read more
Brazilian Music for Piano

Part 2 - Samba and Bossa Nova

by Flavio Henrique Medeiros, Carlos Almada, Thiago Lyra ...

This book consists of twelve original piano pieces composed by the authors: six sambas and six bossas. The sambas themselves display a varied range of derived styles: samba-de-roda, sambo, partido alto, samba amaxixado, and also the 'pure' samba, in two of the pieces. The pieces reflect the rich musical tradition of Brazil and serve as excellent solo piano pieces. ... Read more

$17.85 CAD

This book consists of twelve original piano pieces composed by the authors: six sambas and six bossas. The sambas themselves display a varied range of derived styles: samba-de-roda, sambo, partido alto, samba amaxixado, and also the 'pure' samba, in two of the pieces. The pieces reflect the rich musical tradition of Brazil and serve as excellent solo piano pieces.
... Read more
Cuban Flute Style

Interpretation and Improvisation

by Sue Miller ...

Richard Egües and José Fajardo are universally regarded as the leading exponents of charanga flute playing, an improvisatory style that crystallized in 1950s Cuba with the rise of the mambo and the chachachá. Despite the commercial success of their recordings with Orquesta Aragón and Fajardo y sus Estrellas and their influence not only on Cuban flute players but also on other Latin dance musicians ... Read more

$136.99 CAD

Richard Egües and José Fajardo are universally regarded as the leading exponents of charanga flute playing, an improvisatory style that crystallized in 1950s Cuba with the rise of the mambo and the chachachá. Despite the commercial success of their recordings with Orquesta Aragón and Fajardo y sus Estrellas and their influence not only on Cuban flute players but also on other Latin dance musicians
... Read more
Cuando la memoria era un río…

Cantares de Osvaldo Torres

by Bernardo Guerrero ...

El Norte Grande de Chile, ha contribuido a otorgarle a este país una nueva y rica sonoridad: la andina. La Nueva Canción Chilena usó estos recursos. El sonido de la quena, zampoña y charango ayudó a saber algo más de este desconocido territorio para el resto de los chilenos. La obra de Osvaldo Torres, primero junto a Illapu y luego como solista, transita en la década de los 70 y los 80, por la ... Read more

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El Norte Grande de Chile, ha contribuido a otorgarle a este país una nueva y rica sonoridad: la andina. La Nueva Canción Chilena usó estos recursos. El sonido de la quena, zampoña y charango ayudó a saber algo más de este desconocido territorio para el resto de los chilenos. La obra de Osvaldo Torres, primero junto a Illapu y luego como solista, transita en la década de los 70 y los 80, por la
... Read more
Tracing Tangueros

Argentine Tango Instrumental Music

by Kacey Link, Kristin Wendland ...

Series series Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music
Tracing Tangueros offers an inside view of Argentine tango music in the context of the growth and development of the art form's instrumental and stylistic innovations. Rather than perpetuating the glamorous worldwide conceptions that often only reflect the tango that left Argentina nearly 100 years ago, authors Kacey Link and Kristin Wendland trace tango's historical and stylistic musical ... Read more

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Tracing Tangueros offers an inside view of Argentine tango music in the context of the growth and development of the art form's instrumental and stylistic innovations. Rather than perpetuating the glamorous worldwide conceptions that often only reflect the tango that left Argentina nearly 100 years ago, authors Kacey Link and Kristin Wendland trace tango's historical and stylistic musical
... Read more
Mambo Kingdon: Latin Music in New York

by Max Salazar ...

Shortly after Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, they began moving into an uptown Manhattan neighborhood that would become known as "Spanish Harlem." By 1930, Afro-Cuban music had gained a firm foothold in the city, setting the stage for the mambo, boogaloo, salsa and Latin-jazz scenes that followed. In this collection of profiles and essays, Max Salazar, perhaps the most eminent ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Shortly after Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, they began moving into an uptown Manhattan neighborhood that would become known as "Spanish Harlem." By 1930, Afro-Cuban music had gained a firm foothold in the city, setting the stage for the mambo, boogaloo, salsa and Latin-jazz scenes that followed. In this collection of profiles and essays, Max Salazar, perhaps the most eminent
... Read more
Flamenco - All You Wanted To Know

by Emma Martinez ...

This landmark historical text delivers the goods promised in its title. It does not address flamenco dance whatsoever, focusing instead on flamenco song forms with a special chapter devoted to the role of the guitar. Includes Spanish lyrics for dozens of flamenco songs along with English translations and interpretive notes, a glossary of flamenco terminology, plus a recommended bibliography and ... Read more

$27.47 CAD

This landmark historical text delivers the goods promised in its title. It does not address flamenco dance whatsoever, focusing instead on flamenco song forms with a special chapter devoted to the role of the guitar. Includes Spanish lyrics for dozens of flamenco songs along with English translations and interpretive notes, a glossary of flamenco terminology, plus a recommended bibliography and
... Read more

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