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The Quelbe Commentary 1672-2012 - Anthropology in Virgin Islands Music (Hardcover): Dale Francis The Quelbe Commentary 1672-2012 - Anthropology in Virgin Islands Music (Hardcover)
Dale Francis
R1,145 R979 Discovery Miles 9 790 Save R166 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
From Pieces to Weight - Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens (Paperback, MTV Books/Pocket Books trade pbk. ed): 50 Cent From Pieces to Weight - Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens (Paperback, MTV Books/Pocket Books trade pbk. ed)
50 Cent; As told to Kris Ex
R470 R439 Discovery Miles 4 390 Save R31 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This violent and introspective memoir reveals not only 50 Cent's story but also the story of a generation of youth faced with hard choices and very few options. It is a tale of sacrifice, transformation, and redemption, but also one of hope, determination, and the power of self. Told in 50's unique voice, the narrative drips with the raw insight, street wisdom, and his struggle to survive at all costs -- and behold the riches of the American Dream.

Hip Hop's Amnesia - From Blues and the Black Women's Club Movement to Rap and the Hip Hop Movement (Hardcover, New):... Hip Hop's Amnesia - From Blues and the Black Women's Club Movement to Rap and the Hip Hop Movement (Hardcover, New)
Reiland Rabaka
R3,167 Discovery Miles 31 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What did rap music and hip hop culture inherit from the spirituals, classic blues, ragtime, classic jazz, and bebop? What did rap music and hip hop culture inherit from the Black Women's Club Movement, New Negro Movement, Harlem Renaissance, Hipster Movement, and Black Muslim Movement? How did black popular music and black popular culture between 1900 and the 1950s influence white youth culture, especially the Lost Generation and the Beat Generation, in ways that mirror rap music and hip hop culture's influence on contemporary white youth music, culture, and politics? In Hip Hop's Amnesia award-winning author, spoken-word artist, and multi-instrumentalist Reiland Rabaka answers these questions by rescuing and reclaiming the often-overlooked early twentieth century origins and evolution of rap music and hip hop culture. Hip Hop's Amnesia is a study about aesthetics and politics, music and social movements, as well as the ways in which African Americans' unique history and culture has consistently led them to create musics that have served as the soundtracks for their socio-political aspirations and frustrations, their socio-political organizations and nationally-networked movements. The musics of the major African American social and political movements of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s were based and ultimately built on earlier forms of "African American movement music." Therefore, in order to really and truly understand rap music and hip hop culture we must critically examine both classical African American musics and the classical African American movements that these musics served as soundtracks for. This book is primarily preoccupied with the ways in which post-enslavement black popular music and black popular culture frequently served as a soundtrack for and reflected the grassroots politics of post-enslavement African American social and political movements. Where many Hip Hop Studies scholars have made clever allusions to the ways that rap music and hip hop culture are connected to and seem to innovatively evolve earlier forms of black popular music and black popular culture, Hip Hop's Amnesia moves beyond anecdotes and witty allusions and earnestly endeavors a full-fledged critical examination and archive-informed re-evaluation of "hip hop's inheritance" from the major African American musics and movements of the first half of the twentieth century: classic blues, ragtime, classic jazz, swing, bebop, the Black Women's Club Movement, the New Negro Movement, the Harlem Renaissance, the Bebop Movement, the Hipster Movement, and the Black Muslim Movement.

Smash Hits - The 100 Songs That Defined America (Hardcover): James E. Perone Smash Hits - The 100 Songs That Defined America (Hardcover)
James E. Perone
R3,240 Discovery Miles 32 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

We are what we listen to. That's the premise of this study of 100 songs that have shaped and defined the American experience, from the Colonial period to the present. Well-known music author James Perone looks at 100 songs that helped tell America's story. He examines why each song became a hit, what cultural and social values it embodies, what issues it touches upon, what audiences it attracted, and what made it such a definitive part of American history and popular culture. The chart-topping singles presented here crossed gender, age, race, and class lines to appeal to the mass American audience. The book discusses patriotic songs, minstrel music, and sacred songs and hymns as well as music in the broad categories of pop, rock, hip hop, jazz, country, and folk. An introduction provides an overview of the history and significant issues raised by the songs as a whole. Individual songs are then presented chronologically, based on when they were written. The revealing commentary for each "hit" is not only interesting and fun, but reveals what it was like to live in the United States at a particular time by unveiling the social, economic, and political issues-as well as the musical tastes-that made life what it was. Takes an entertaining approach to understanding the cultural tides in American history Covers a wide range of songs from the Colonial period through the present to depict political and social perspectives as represented in music Explores numerous subtopics related to the songs Engages and educates as it gives historical context and meaning to songs with which readers have long been familiar Uses a research-based approach to explore the historical and cultural background behind America's hits

Elvis Meets The Beatles (Hardcover): Chris Hutchins, Peter Thompson Elvis Meets The Beatles (Hardcover)
Chris Hutchins, Peter Thompson
R778 R727 Discovery Miles 7 270 Save R51 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rock Music Research (Hardcover): Allan Moore, Paul Carr The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rock Music Research (Hardcover)
Allan Moore, Paul Carr
R5,332 Discovery Miles 53 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rock Music Research is the first comprehensive academic survey of the field of rock music as it stands today. More than 50 years into its life and we still ask - what is rock music, why is it studied, and how does it work, both as music and as cultural activity? This volume draws together 37 of the leading academics working on rock to provide answers to these questions and many more. The text is divided into four major sections: practice of rock (analysis, performance, and recording); theories; business of rock; and social and culture issues. Each chapter combines two approaches, providing a summary of current knowledge of the area concerned as well as the consequences of that research and suggesting profitable subsequent directions to take. This text investigates and presents the field at a level of depth worthy of something which has had such a pervasive influence on the lives of millions.

South Carolina Blues (Hardcover): Clair De Lune South Carolina Blues (Hardcover)
Clair De Lune
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pop Cult - Religion and Popular Music (Hardcover): Rupert Till Pop Cult - Religion and Popular Music (Hardcover)
Rupert Till
R5,271 Discovery Miles 52 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book explores the development of a range of cults of popular music as a response to changes in attitudes to meaning, spirituality and religion in society. At a time when fundamentalism is on the rise, traditional religions are in decline and postmodernity has challenged any system that claims to be all-defining, young people have left their traditional places of worship and set up their own, in clubs, at festivals and within music culture. "Pop Cults" investigates the ways in which popular music and its surrounding culture have become a primary site for the location of meaning, belief and identity. It provides an introduction to the history of the interactions of vernacular music and religion, and the role of music in religious culture. Rupert Till explores the cults of heavy metal, pop stars, club culture and virtual popular music worlds, investigating the sex, drug, local and death cults of the sacred popular, and their relationships with traditional religions. He concludes by discussing how and why popular music cultures have taken on many of the roles of traditional religions in contemporary society.

My Wingmen - Close Encounters with Archangel Michael and Archangel Raphael (Hardcover): Lorraine Recchia My Wingmen - Close Encounters with Archangel Michael and Archangel Raphael (Hardcover)
Lorraine Recchia
R697 Discovery Miles 6 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

My Wingmen is a true account of my journey with angels. They entered my world during a period of inner reflection as I researched personal growth during a challenging life transition. The books I was drawn to came alive as I read about alternate realities and spiritual concepts. I witnessed these realities as my home became a stomping ground for angels and spirit guides, where I enjoyed their appearances and intervention. They showed me how to interpret and discern the lighter side of the earth realm, and they gave me examples of what clear expanded believing could accomplish.

As I began to openly talk about prayer, my psychic senses began to blossom. I was embraced by two angels, and they offered me healing along with their companionship. They have become my teachers, and they have helped me connect with truths beyond my wildest dreams. It was in expanded thought that I was able to grasp a world that is clearer to me now, as this present-day drama fades to black. I have opened my arms to an enlightened world, because where there is love, there is no room for fear. Meet my wingmen, Archangel Michael and Archangel Raphael.

Whisperin' Bill Anderson - An Unprecedented Life in Country Music (Hardcover): Bill Anderson Whisperin' Bill Anderson - An Unprecedented Life in Country Music (Hardcover)
Bill Anderson; As told to Peter Cooper
R943 R821 Discovery Miles 8 210 Save R122 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bill Anderson is one of the most successful songwriters, performers, and personalities in country music history. Known as "Whisperin' Bill" to generations of fans, Anderson's soft vocalisations and spoken lyrics are the hallmarks of his style. A long-standing member of the weekly Grand Ole Opry radio program and stage performance in Nashville, he also discovered future Country Music Hall of Famer Connie Smith and wrote her first hits, toured with Johnny Cash, hosted his own television show, sang eighty charting singles and thirty-seven Top Ten country music hits, and wrote songs recorded by James Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Louvin Brothers, Dean Martin, Aretha Franklin, and many more. Anderson's current and reinvigorated career is covered in this revision and expansion of his 1989 autobiography. Over the past twenty years, he has won two Country Music Association Song of the Year prizes, been nominated for GRAMMY awards, won the Academy of Country Music's Song of the Year distinction, and had works recorded by superstars Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Alison Krauss, George Strait, Vince Gill, Elvis Costello, and many more. In 2001, he entered the Country Music Hall of Fame. Whisperin' Bill: An Unprecedented Life in Country Music presents a portrait of a long-gone Nashville and introduces readers to the famous and fascinating characters who helped build what is now known as country music. Richly illustrated with black-and-white photos of Anderson interacting with the superstars of American roots music, including such legends as Patsy Cline, Vince Gill, and Steve Wariner, this autobiography highlights Anderson's trajectory in the business and his influence on the past, present, and future of this dynamic genre.

Where the Action Was (Hardcover): Mark ''Hoss'' Amans Where the Action Was (Hardcover)
Mark ''Hoss'' Amans
R914 Discovery Miles 9 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Chicago Blues (Hardcover): Wilbert Jones Chicago Blues (Hardcover)
Wilbert Jones; Foreword by Kevin Johnson
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Finding Fogerty - Interdisciplinary Readings of John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival (Hardcover, New): Thomas M Kitts Finding Fogerty - Interdisciplinary Readings of John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival (Hardcover, New)
Thomas M Kitts
R3,906 R2,750 Discovery Miles 27 500 Save R1,156 (30%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Finding Fogerty: Interdisciplinary Readings of John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival, edited by Thomas M. Kitts, begins to correct the scholarly neglect of John Fogerty, one of America's great songwriters, one of the rock era's great vocalists, and one of its underrated guitarists and producers. This essential collection pulls together scholars from a wide range of disciplines and approaches to assess Fogerty's fifty-year career and to argue for his musical and cultural significance. The composer of American classics like "Proud Mary," "Fortunate Son," "Green River," "Who'll Stop the Rain," and "Centerfield," Fogerty first achieved commercial success with the release of Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1968. As the band's songwriter, lead singer, lead guitarist, and producer, Fogerty led CCR in a blistering output of 10 top-ten singles and seven gold albums before disbanding CCR in 1972. Divided into four sections ("Born on the Bayou," "Run Through the Jungle," "Centerfield, "and "Keep on Chooglin'"), Finding Fogerty investigates Fogerty's songs, life, and legacy, and stands as a tribute to one of America's most treasured musical legends.

Dream Brother (Paperback): David Browne Dream Brother (Paperback)
David Browne
R473 R444 Discovery Miles 4 440 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When Jeff Buckley drowned at the age of thirty in 1997, he not only left behind a legacy of brilliant music -- he brought back haunting memories of his father, '60s troubadour Tim Buckley, a gifted musician who barely knew his son and who himself died at twenty-eight. Both father and son made transcendent music that mixed rock, jazz, and folk; both amassed a cadre of obsessive, adoring fans.

This absorbing dual biography -- based on interviews with more than one hundred friends, family members, and business associates as well as access to journals and unreleased recordings -- tells for the first time the intriguing, often heartbreaking story of these two musicians. It offers a new understanding of the Buckleys' parallel lives -- and tragedies -- while exploring the changing music business between the '60s and the '90s. Finally, it tells the story of a father and son, two complex, enigmatic men who died searching for themselves and each other.

The Cartwright Men Marry - Large Print Edition (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition): Monique Desrosiers The Cartwright Men Marry - Large Print Edition (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
Monique Desrosiers
R753 Discovery Miles 7 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Horse Racing & Rock 'N' Roll - How America's Live Music Capital Tripped Out, Cowboyed Up and Shook the World... Horse Racing & Rock 'N' Roll - How America's Live Music Capital Tripped Out, Cowboyed Up and Shook the World (Hardcover)
Roberts Woody
R664 Discovery Miles 6 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Claude Ranger - Canadian Jazz Legend (Hardcover): Mark Miller Claude Ranger - Canadian Jazz Legend (Hardcover)
Mark Miller
R839 Discovery Miles 8 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Playing Jazz in Socialist Vietnam - Quyen Van Minh and Jazz in Ha Noi (Hardcover): Stan BH Tan-Tangbau, Quyen Van Minh,... Playing Jazz in Socialist Vietnam - Quyen Van Minh and Jazz in Ha Noi (Hardcover)
Stan BH Tan-Tangbau, Quyen Van Minh, Yamashita Yosuke
R3,200 Discovery Miles 32 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Quyen Van Minh (b. 1954) is not only a jazz saxophonist and lecturer at the prestigious Vietnam National Academy of Music, but he is also one of the most preeminent jazz musicians in Vietnam. Considered a pioneer in the country, Minh is often publicly recognized as the "godfather of Vietnamese jazz." Playing Jazz in Socialist Vietnam tells the story of the music as it intertwined with Minh's own narrative. Stan BH Tan-Tangbau details Minh's life story, telling how Minh pioneered jazz as an original genre even while navigating the trials and tribulations of a fervent socialist revolution, of the ideological battle that was the Cold War, of Vietnam's war against the United States, and of the political changes during the Doi Moi period between the mid-1980s and the 1990s. Minh worked tirelessly and delivered two breakthrough solo recitals in 1988 and 1989, marking the first time jazz was performed in the public sphere in the socialist state. To gain jazz acceptance as a mainstream musical art form, Minh founded Minh Jazz Club. With the release of his debut album of original compositions in 2000, Minh shaped the nascent genre of Vietnamese jazz. Minh's endeavors kickstarted the momentum, from his performing jazz in public, teaching jazz both formally and informally, and contributing to the shaping of an original Vietnamese voice to stand out among the many styles in the jazz world. Most importantly, Minh generated a public space for musicians to play and for the Vietnamese to listen. His work eventually helped to gain jazz the credibility necessary at the national conservatoire to offer instruction in a professional music education program.

Hymns to the Silence - Inside the Words and Music of Van Morrison (Hardcover): Peter Mills Hymns to the Silence - Inside the Words and Music of Van Morrison (Hardcover)
Peter Mills
R3,404 Discovery Miles 34 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"Hymns to the Silence" is a thoroughly informed and enlightened study of the art of a pop music maverick that will delight fans the world over.In 1991, Van Morrison said, "Music is spiritual, the music business isn't". Peter Mills' groundbreaking book investigates the oppositions and harmonies within the work of Van Morrison, proceeding from this identified starting point."Hymns to the Silence" is a detailed investigative study of Morrison as singer, performer, lyricist, musician and writer with particular attention paid throughout to the contradictions and tensions that are central to any understanding of his work as a whole.The book takes several intriguing angles. It looks at Morrison as a writer, specifically as an Irish writer who has recorded musical settings of Yeats poems, collaborated with Seamus Heaney, Paul Durcan and Gerald Dawe, and who regularly drops quotes from James Joyce and Samuel Beckett into his live performances. It looks at him as a singer, at how he uses his voice as an interpretive instrument. And there are chapters on his use of mythology, on his stage performances, and on his continuing fascination with America and its musical forms.

No Regrets - A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir (Paperback): Ace Frehley, Joe Layden, John Ostrosky No Regrets - A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir (Paperback)
Ace Frehley, Joe Layden, John Ostrosky
R491 R464 Discovery Miles 4 640 Save R27 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

THE LEGENDARY GUITAR GOD WHO EXCEEDED ALL LIMITS AND LIVED TO TELL TAKES FANS ON A WILD RIDE THROUGH "KISS"TORY.
He was just a boy from the Bronx with stars in his eyes. But when he picked up his guitar and painted stars on his face, Ace Frehley transformed into "The Spaceman"--and helped turn KISS into one of the top-selling bands of all time. Now, for the first time, the beloved rock icon reveals his side of the story with no-holds-barred honesty . . . and no regrets.
For KISS fans, Ace offers a rare behind-the-makeup look at the band's legendary origins, including the lightning-bolt logo he designed and the outfits his mother sewed. He talks about the unspoken division within the band--he and Peter Criss versus Paul Stanley and Gene
Simmons--because the other two didn't "party every day." Ace also reveals the inside story behind his turbulent break-up with KISS, their triumphant reunion a decade later, and his smash solo career. Along the way, he shares wild stories about dancing at Studio 54 with "The Bionic Woman," working as a roadie for Jimi Hendrix, and bar-flying all night with John Belushi. In the end, he comes to terms with his highly publicized descent into alcohol, drugs, and self-destruction--ultimately managing to conquer his demons and come out on top.
This is Ace Frehley. No makeup. No apologies. No regrets.

Elvis a Personal Memoir (Hardcover): Chris Hutchins Elvis a Personal Memoir (Hardcover)
Chris Hutchins
R772 R721 Discovery Miles 7 210 Save R51 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
On That Note - A Memoir of Jazz, Tics, and Survival (Hardcover): Michael Wolff On That Note - A Memoir of Jazz, Tics, and Survival (Hardcover)
Michael Wolff
R608 Discovery Miles 6 080 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
For What it's Worth - The Story of "Buffalo Springfield" (Paperback): Richie Furay, John Einarson For What it's Worth - The Story of "Buffalo Springfield" (Paperback)
Richie Furay, John Einarson
R414 R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Save R31 (7%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A profile of Buffalo Springfield, a group whose members included Neil Young and Stephen Stills. Though acknowledged as a talented and adventurous group of the late-60s, they did not achieve international success. This book gives insight into the group and the American music scene of the 60s.

It's Because They Were Black - 100 Years of Fraud and Forgery (Hardcover): Syl Johnson It's Because They Were Black - 100 Years of Fraud and Forgery (Hardcover)
Syl Johnson
R514 Discovery Miles 5 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Grunge Seattle (Hardcover): Justin Henderson Grunge Seattle (Hardcover)
Justin Henderson
R716 Discovery Miles 7 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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