Music and Sound Recordings at UCLA

From the irresistible party jams of old-school rap to the gritty sound of hardcore, hip-hop has electrified the music world and influenced global culture like nothing else. The All Music Guide to Hip-Hop features over 3 100 reviews and ratings, highlighting the essential albums and songs from nearly 1 200 artists, including legends of rap and hip-hop like Grandmaster Flash and 2Pac as well as contemporary hit-makers like Jay-Z and Eminem. This complete, concise and authoritative guide includes: music maps charting the evolution of hip-hop, including its styles and biggest performers - biographies of the most influential hip-hop artists and exciting new performers - reviews and ratings for the best recordings of each performer, plus the essential collections by various artists - and critics' choices for the best place to start exploring each artist.7-1/4' x 9', 646 pages.

An exploration of the impact of recording technology upon the art of music. Timothy Day chronicles the developments in recording technology since its inception and describes the powerful effects it has had on artistic performance, audience participation and listening habits.

Explores key themes in African music that have emerged in recent years-a subject usually neglected in country-by-country coverage emphasizes the contexts of musical performance-unlike studies that offer static interpretations isolated from other performing traditions presents the fresh insights and analyses of musicologists and anthropologists of diverse national origins-African, Asian, European, and American Charts the flow and influence of music. The Encyclopedia also charts the musical interchanges that followed the movement of people and ideas across the continent, including: cross-regional musical influences throughout Africa * Islam and its effect on African music * spread of guitar music * Kru mariners of Liberia * Latin American influences on African music * musical interchanges in local contexts * crossovers between popular and traditional practices. Audio CD included. Also includes nine maps and 96 music examples.

If you have ever need to find a song about a particular subject instantly, this is the ultimate reference book. The author has researched over 35000 pop songs spanning 100 years of music and categorised them by nearly 1800 themes. Over 1500 pages and 8600 listings in all.

The Rough Guide to World Musicis the unchallenged work on sounds from around the globe. This third edition is even more comprehensive than ever- updated and expanded including playlists for all countries and new chapters on Bangladesh, Burma, Corsica, French chanson, Malta, Slovenia and New zealand. Volume 2- Europe, Asia and the Pacific has full coverage of genres from Balkan brass to Bollywood song and from fado and flamenco to Filipino fusion. The guide includes articles on more than 60 countries from Albania to Wales and Afghanistan to Vietnam written by expert contributors, focusing on popular and roots music. You'll find discographies for each article, with biographical notes on thousands of musicians and reviews of their best CDs. The Rough Guide to World Music is packed with playlists of the greatest tracks from each country for your iPod and MP3 player.

Music information, new releases, reviews, of all kinds of music.

Billboard is the source for top song, album, and track information. What was the top country song in 2002? Find out here.

Imagine a site with discographies of all labels, all artists, all cross-referenced.