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Discover the untold story of the Grande Ballroom, the legendary Detroit music venue that changed the face of rock-n-roll forever. Follow the journey from its humble beginnings to becoming a global phenomenon, and the impact it had on the local and national music scenes. This is a must-read for anyone who loves music and wants to experience the raw energy and passion of the 1960s and 1970s. ¿ Immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere of the Grande Ballroom and relive the iconic performances that left audiences in awe.¿ Feel the nostalgia and emotion as you discover the hidden gems of the local music scene and the talented musicians who shaped it.¿ Experience the excitement and thrill of the golden era of rock and roll, and how it continues to influence music today. In this book, you'll find:¿Rare and exclusive photos and anecdotes from those who were there, giving you a front-row seat to the action.¿Insider stories and behind-the-scenes glimpses into the lives of the bands and their rise to fame.¿A comprehensive timeline of events, including notable concerts and significant moments in the Grande Ballroom's history.¿A complete list of Concerts from the Grande Don't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to relive the magic of the Detroit's Grande Ballroom.Buy this award winning book now before the price changes and be a part of Rock-n-Roll history!

Selected writings on three decades of music from one of the most influential critics of his generation.

"A no-holds-barred memoir that charts the rise and fall - and rise - of one of Australia's most iconic music performers. You think you know Deborah Conway? You think seeing her striding and scowling down Sydney's back streets in an oversize coat or galavanting around a golf course wearing a close approximation of plus fours means you know who Deborah Conway is? She figures you probably don't know the half of it. And there's a lot to know. If you have listened to any of Deborah Conway's songs and were half curious about the origins; if you have ever wondered whatever happened to that chick who covered herself in Nutella and was photographed shovelling cream cakes in to her mouth; if you gave a nanosecond of thought to whose bare arse adorned the giant Billboard ads for Bluegrass jeans in the 1980's and how much someone could get paid to do that; if you liked Tracey Mann's vocals in The Takeaways but asked yourself, ""did she really sing them?""; if you were a movie buff who thought Running On Empty was a classic BEFORE it became a cult phenomenon and need behind the scenes gossip, now's your chance to find out all this and so much more. Conway pulls back the curtain on the fevered world of a 1980's post punk band, the spectacular rise and fall and rise of one of the more obstreperous women working inside Australia's music industry, a woman who has straddled the high arts and the low without losing her footing or her mind and whose fierce independence has seen her produce her best work. Book Of Life: the good, the bad, and the ugly of being alive in the 20th and 21st centuries from the vantage point of a music insider (and outsider) with a deep need to tell the truth about it all. "

This book provides flute students and music teachers with a comprehensive overview of the instrument from its origin to its use and important facts not covered in traditional flute method books.

The career of Burning Spear - the Rastafarian roots reggae singer otherwise known as Winston Rodney

A spectacular graphic novel about the life and times of the legendary Fela Kuti—the Pan-African frontman, multi-instrumentalist, sociopolitical powerhouse, and father of Afrobeat. In this bold and striking graphic novel, artist Jibola Fagbamiye and writer Conor McCreery team up to tell the remarkable origin story of one of Nigeria’s most famous sons, the King of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti, who rose to superstardom with his band Africa 70 in the 1970s, during a charged political period for his nation.A once-in-a-lifetime musical talent who innovated the musical genre Afrobeat, Fela was also an outspoken critic of the Nigerian military regime. Fela focuses on a pivotal moment in his life, when he and his mother Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, the renowned Nigerian suffrage activist, were ruthlessly attacked in their own home by soldiers who suffered no repercussions for their violence. It also explores Fela’s complex relationship with women, including his mother and Sandra Izsadore, the American singer and activist who revitalize and inspired him. Over the course of his life, Fela married 27 women, fathered numerous children, and founded the Kalakuta Republic commune, where he and his band lived, declaring themselves independent from military rule.As rich and original as its subject, Fela complements the historical with the surreal, featuring parallel dream world sequences, set between this realm and the next, in which Fela receives visions about his future and the dangerous path he will have to walk.Chronicling Fela’s perilous journey to capture his destiny—to become the King of Afrobeat, and to advocate for Pan-African unity in the face of European imperialism and white supremacy—this masterful biographical graphic novel celebrates this enduring legend and his legacy, offering inspiration for our own troubled time.

Grounded in more than a decade of field research, this book uses empirical examples, quantitative data, and qualitative interviews with young music consumers as well as music industry professionals to understand how the platforms behind music production, distribution and listening work in our digital society. Bringing together the perspectives from science and technology studies, media studies, and the political economy of digital platforms, the book outlines the process of mutual construction between music digital platforms and the cultural value of music in today¿s society, and also reflects on the complicated relationship between the power of platforms and the agency of listeners.

Innovation in Music: Cultures and Contexts is a groundbreaking collection, bringing together contributions from instructors, researchers and professionals. Split into two sections, covering creative production practices and national/international perspectives, this volume offers truly global outlooks on ever-evolving practices.

Innovation in Music: Cultures and Contexts is a groundbreaking collection, bringing together contributions from instructors, researchers and professionals. Split into two sections, covering creative production practices and national/international perspectives, this volume offers truly global outlooks on ever-evolving practices.

Hymns and Race examines how the hymn, historically and today, has reinforced, negotiated, and resisted constructions of race.

This volume explores the possibilities of cognate music theory, a concept introduced by the musicologist John Walter Hill to describe culturally and historically situated music theory.

From the collection of Steve Goldman comes a new book, The Art Of The Bizarre Vinyl Sleeve, containing the best of the worst as it were! In essence this book revolves around Steve's remarkable archive of album covers which first surfaced at a public exhibition in Huddersfield in 2021.

"In Golden Ages, Jeremiah Lockwood opens a window into the closed circle of Orthodox cantors seeking personal fulfillment and communal connection through a sometimes tense revival of classic cantorial recordings. His deep involvement with his collaborators enriches a study that has implications beyond Jewish life to broader issues of contemporary American spiritual expression and the ethnomusicology of religion."--Mark Slobin, author of Chosen Voices: The Story of the American Cantorate "Lockwood has an unparalleled ear for the intermingled dynamics of loss, creativity, and continuity. His special domain is Jews and their music, but his study speaks clearly to larger processes of cultural rescue and their limits."--Jonathan Boyarin, author of Yeshiva Days: Learning on the Lower East Side

"Sidney Robertson was a pioneering folksong documentarian every bit as accomplished as the legendary Alan Lomax. Focusing on Robertson's late 1930s adventures in Northern California, Catherine Hiebert Kerst's vivid study reveals a brilliant woman and gritty field researcher able to overcome prejudice, win scarce funds from grudging bureaucrats, charm wary working-class immigrant performers, and illuminate the unforgettable singing voices of diverse cultural communities essential to the American experience."--James P. Leary, author of Folksongs of Another America: Field Recordings from the Upper Midwest, 1937-1946 "Combining biography, detailed descriptions of the recording process, and access to the original audio recordings, Kerst's pioneering book on Sidney Robertson is a model for presenting archival material and the motivations of those who recorded the diversity of music in America in the twentieth century."--Anthony Seeger, Director Emeritus of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Smithsonian Institution "By mining a disorganized and neglected treasure trove of Sidney Robertson's recordings, photographs, and papers, Kerst--archivist and ethnomusicologist at the Library of Congress--has produced a critical intervention into the narratives of ethnomusicology and folklore that privilege the 'founding fathers.' Shining a long overdue spotlight on the 'Lady on Wheels, ' one of the founding mothers of music research and recording, this book brings us onto the stage of American politics and culture during the 1930s, highlighting issues of gender, technology, ethics, immigration, and artistic labor, demonstrating the formative impact of the New Deal and the WPA on the realization and creation of American culture."--Anne K. Rasmussen, coeditor of The Music of Multicultural America

In Music and Cosmopolitanism, Cristina Magaldi examines music making in a past globalized world. This volume focuses on one city, Rio de Janeiro, and how it became part of a larger world through music and performance. Magaldi describes a process of creating connections beyond national borders, one that is familiar to contemporary city residents, but which was already dominant at the turn of the 20th century, as new technological developments led to alternative ways of making and experiencing music.

This volume focuses on the collective wisdom of Asian philosophies and their implications for music education. All twenty chapters are written by highly regarded philosophers and music educators steeped in various Asian traditions. These chapters will include an explanation of a prominent philosophical tradition, evidence in a contemporary music teaching and learning settings (including its inception and historical development along with an explanation of how the philosophical tradition works in contemporary music education), and suggestions for potential directions in the near and distant future.

Innovation in Music: Technology and Creativity is a groundbreaking collection, bringing together contributions from instructors, researchers and professionals, and including chapters on audience interaction, dynamic music methods, AI and live electronics performances.