Customer Review: This book is an exploration of 16th century Mughal paintings that include musicians and instruments. Much of the book is devoted to explaining the stories behind the paintings, starting with who was Akbar the Great? Wade elucidates the history of Akbar's family, and how they came to rule India. She... more info
Customer Review: This book is a well-written series of suggestive, diary-like vignettes. If you pay attention and read between the lines, you can come away feeling satisfied you know a fair bit more about Sardinians, the forces that affect their communities, and, by extension, their music. Some musical examples in... more info
Customer Review: This meticulously researached volume presents a portrait of Felicity, an East Indian village of Trinidad. Presented in loving and human terms the author captures the viewpoint of the villagers themselves as they explain their music and culture. Free from the troubling jargon that bedevils so many... more info
Customer Review: Rice makes reading an ethnography a pleasure. All ethnomusicologists seeking to undertake their own writing project ought to read this book first. His accounts about studying with Kostadin make you feel like you were there learning the gaida, too. Rice's model makes a good case for learning an... more info