Rockin' Las Américas

In this book, twenty-four scholars investigate the relationship between music and dictatorship in twentieth-century Europe and Latin America. The music is explored as a political phenomenon in fifteen nations under totalitarian regimes: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, France, Greece, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Spain, and Hungary. Historical and aesthetical articles face both individual people (for instance, Chavez, Ligeti, Massarani or Villa-Lobos) as well whole generations of composers operating under dictatorship (for example, in the communist regimes of...

Tras el suicidio de Ian Curtis en 1980, los componentes de Joy Division se reagruparon para formar New Order, bajo el auspicio de su mánager, el carismático Rob Gretton. Durante las giras norteamericanas que cimentarían el éxito del grupo en EE.UU., descubrieron fascinados la emergente escena de clubs neoyorquina, con los míticos Danceteria y Paradise Garage a la cabeza. El excéntrico Tony Wilson, máximo responsable de Factory, el sello discográfico de Manchester que labró su éxito gracias, sobre todo, a Joy Division y New Order, decidió emprender con Gretton, arrastrando, de paso, ...

Este libro es para bateristas que quieren empezar a tocar ritmos latinos, ideado en función de las peticiones de mis alumnos. Se compone de varios patrones sencillos de diferentes ritmos, creados desde mi experiencia en éstos géneros musicales.

Twenty-six songs illustrate the growth and diversity of tango canción, from its Argentine roots to its dissemination throughout Europe and into the Middle East and beyond. These songs are represented both in print - with melody lines, chord boxes and lyrics in their original language and in English - and through classic recordings by the original artists on the accompanying CD. Tango Voices is not only the perfect introduction to one of World Music's most expressive and seductive genres, but also a valuable resource for all existing tango lovers.