Simon Broughton
Auteur van The Rough Guide to World Music : 1994 : 1st edition
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The Rough Guide to World Music : 2000 : Volume 1 : Africa, Europe & The Middle East (2000) 113 exemplaren
The Rough Guide to World Music : 2000 : Volume 2 : Latin and North America, the Caribbean, India, Asia & Pacific (2000) 101 exemplaren
Die Musik aus Theresienstadt 1 exemplaar
Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan 1 exemplaar
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- freelance journalist
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- " He had studied classical music in his early years, but was drawn in his youth to travel to Hungary, Bulgaria, and Rumania (he also learned Russian), and found an extraordinary range of music in these countries--particularly Rumania.
He joined the BBC after completing his university work, and recorded under BBC auspices a series of programs on Mali, which awakened in him a strong interest in West African music."
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Lots of expertise brought to bear and to good effect in the Rough Guide--much contextual info, many capsule, tight-focus detours. And the book strikes a good balance between telling the story of each country and its music and telling the western reader (lets face it, this book was not written to let the Congolese know about their own musical heritage!) how the music is distinct in our sonic context and how to get ahold of some.
Occasionally (as, sadly, in the Congo portion) the record recommendations get rather crazily obscure, recommending dozens of records you would be lucky to find in a year dedicated to nation hopping & crate digging. AND the recommendations are very Anlgo-centric, so if you are on the west side of the Atlantic, many of the reasonable-in-Britain recommendations are rare finds in the US.
But all in all a fine, commendable effort at being a "rough guide" for westerners to half the worlds music. (And there's a newer edition that may correct the causes of some of my cavils.)… (meer)