Volume 45 - 2013
Contents
Book Reviews
Alan Rumsey, and Don Niles, eds. Sung Tales from the Papua New Guinea Highlands: Studies in Form, Meaning, and Sociocultural Context. Canberra: ANU E Press, 2011. xvi, 330 pp., authors’ biographies, photographs, maps, music notation, figures, online audio examples. ISBN 978-1-9218-6220-5 (paperback), 978-1-9218-6221-2 (ebook, free download from http://epress.anu.edu.au).
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Dick Blau, Agapi Amanatidis, Panayotis Panopoulos, and Steven Feld. Skyros Carnival [Santa Fe]: VoxLox, 2010. 85 pp., photographs, CD, DVD, bibliography. ISBN 0-945401-46-9.
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- 06 December 2018, pp. 257-258
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Monique Desroches, Marie-Hélène Pichette, Claude Dauphin, and Gordon E. Smith, eds. Territoires musicaux mis en scène. Montreal: Les Presses Universitaires de Montréal, 2011. 424 pp., tables. ISBN 9782760622463.
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- 06 December 2018, pp. 258-260
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Helena Simonett, ed. The Accordion in the Americas: Klezmer, Polka, Tango, Zydeco, and More! Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield: University of Illinois Press, 2012. 344 pp., photographs, glossary, index. ISBN 978-0-252-07871-2. - Marion Jacobson,. Squeeze This! A Cultural History of the Accordion in America. Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield: University of Illinois Press, 2012. 256 pp., colour illustrations, index. ISBN 978-0-252-03675-0.
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Barbara Sparti, and Judy Van Zile, with Elsie Ivancich Dunin, Nancy G. Heller, and Adrienne L. Kaeppler, eds. Imaging Dance: Visual Representations of Dancers and Dancing. Hildesheim, Zürich, New York: Georg Olms Verlag, 2011. 312 pp., 40 colour plates, bibliography, index. ISBN 978-3-487-14549-5.
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Birgit Abels, ed. Austronesian Soundscapes: Performing Arts in Oceania and Southeast Asia. International Institute for Asian Studies Publications Series. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2011. 336 pp., black-and-white illustrations, maps, figures, music notation, index, linked website with audio, video, additional illustrative materials.
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- 06 December 2018, pp. 265-267
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Raymond Ammann. Sounds of Secrets: Field Notes on Ritual Music and Musical Instruments on the Islands of Vanuatu. Wien, Zürich, Berlin, and Münster: LIT Verlag, 2012. 313 pp., photographs, maps, figures, music notation, bibliography, filmography, discography. ISBN 978-3-643-80130-2.
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- 06 December 2018, pp. 267-269
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D. R. M. Irving, Colonial Counterpoint: Music in Early Manila. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. 394 pp., photographs, bibliography, index. ISBN 978-0-19-537826-9.
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Africa
Audio Reviews
Delicious Peace: Coffee, Music and Interfaith Harmony in Uganda. 2012. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings SFW CD 50417. Recorded, annotated, and produced by Jeffrey A. Summit. 25-page PDF booklet with notes in English. Transcriptions and translations (from Lugwere, Lugisu, Swahili, Luganda, Lunyole, and Arabic) by Moses Sebagabo, Eria Muyamba, Gershom Sizomu, and Jeffrey A. Summit. Colour photographs, maps, bibliography/discography. CD, 16 tracks (62:17). Recorded in Uganda, 2006 and 2008.
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South America
Audio Reviews
Colombie: Chants des Lianeros du Casanare / Colombia: Lianeros Songs of Casanare / Colombia: Cantos Llaneros en Casanare. 2011. INEDIT / Maison des Cultures du Monde W 260141. Recorded under the direction of Cachi Ortegón and Orlando “Cholo” Valderrama. Annotated by Cachi Ortegón. 12-page booklet and 104-page PDF booklet with notes in French, English, and Spanish. English translation by Frank Kane; French adaptation by Pierre Bois. Colour and b/w photographs, map. CD, 18 tracks (75:06). Recorded in Casanare, 1995–2003.
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Robert Lehmann-Nitsche: Walzenaufnahmen aus Argentinien 1905–1909 / Grabaciones en cilindros de Argentina. 2009. Berliner Phonogramm-Archiv Historische Klangdokumente BPhA-WA4/5. Original wax cylinders recorded by Robert Lehmann-Nitsche. Mastered by Albrecht Wiedmann. Annotated by Miguel A. García, Barbara Göbel, Lars-Christian Koch, Albrecht Wiedmann, and Susanne Ziegler. 112-page booklet with notes in German and Spanish. German translation by Urban Bareis, Katrin Hoffmann, and Cristina Jiménez-Landi. B/w photographs, musical notations, bibliography/discography. 2 CDs: 23 tracks (63:35) and 19 tracks (42:48). Recorded in Argentina, 1905–9.
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Central Asia
Audio Reviews
In the Shrine of the Heart: Popular Classics from Bukhara and Beyond. 2010. Music of Central Asia, 7. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings SFW CD 40526. Recording engineering by Joel Gordon. Videography by Saodat Ismailova and Carlos Casas. Annotated by Theodore Levin with help from Saodat Ismailova. Produced by Theodore Levin and Fairouz R. Nishanova. 48-page booklet with foldout; notes in English. Translations of song lyrics by Razia Sultanova and Theodore Levin. Colour photographs, map, bibliography, discography, instrument glossary. CD, 15 tracks (73:07); DVD with 2 films (9:54 and 28:50), interactive instrument glossary, map. Recorded at Tolomush Okeev State Film Studios in Bishkek. - In the Footsteps of Babur: Musical Encounters from the Lands of the Mughals. 2010. Music of Central Asia, 9. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings SFW CD 40528. Recording engineering by Joel Gordon and Vincent Joinville. Videography by Saodat Ismailova and Carlos Casas. Annotated by Theodore Levin. Produced by Theodore Levin and Fairouz R. Nishanova. 44-page booklet with foldout; notes in English. Colour photographs, maps, bibliography, discography, instrument glossary. CD, 9 tracks (62:38); DVD with 2 films (9:54 and 22:28), interactive instrument glossary, map. Recorded at Skywalker Sound in Nicasio, California, and Studios Babel in Paris.
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Borderlands: Wu Man and Master Musicians front the Silk Route. 2011. Music of Central Asia, 10. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings SFW CD 40529. Recording engineering by Sergei Lobanov, Li Wei, and Vincent Joinville. Cinematography by Andrea Cavazzuti, Lin Jing, Zhao Yong, Saodat Ismailova, and Carlos Casas. Annotated by Rachel Harris. Produced by Theodore Levin, Wu Man, and Fairouz R. Nishanova. 48-page booklet; notes in English. Colour photographs, map, bibliography, discography, instrument glossary. CD, 14 tracks (72:32); DVD with 3 films (9:54, 30:13, and 4:40), interactive instrument glossary, map. Recorded at Beijing City Science and Education Recording Studio #1 and Studios Babel in Paris.
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East Asia
Audio Reviews
Corée: L ‘art du sanjo d'ajaeng par Kim Young-gil/Korea: The Art of the Ajaeng Sanjo by Kim Young-gil. 2012. INEDIT / Maison des Cultures du Monde W 260143. Recorded by Choi Nam-Jin and Oh Young-Hun. Annotated by Kim Sun-kook, Kim Hae-sook, and Pierre Bois. Artistic direction by Kim Sun-kook. 24-page booklet with notes in French and English. French translation by Han Yumi and Hervé Péjaudier. English translation by Frank Kane. Colour photographs. CD, 5 tracks (41:36). Recorded at Yeh Eum Studio, Seoul. - Corée: L'art du sanjo de geomungo par Lee Jae-hwa / Korea: The Art of the Geomungo Sanjo by Lee Jae-hwa. 2013. INEDIT / Maison des Cultures du Monde W 260146. Recorded by Choi Nam-Jin. Annotated by Pierre Bois, Kim Hae-sook, Lee Jae-hwa, and Kim Sun-kook. Artistic direction by Kim Sun-kook. 24-page booklet with notes in French and English. French translation by Han Yumi and Hervé Péjaudier. English translation by Frank Kane. Colour and b/w photographs. CD, 5 tracks (50:09). Recorded at Yeh Eum Studio, Seoul.
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South Asia
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Inde: Le chant du mohini attam; Danse classique du Kerala / India: Singing the Mohini Attam; Classical Dance of Kerala. 2012. INEDIT / Maison des Cultures du Monde W 260145. Recorded under the direction of Brigitte Chataignier. Annotated by Brigitte Chataignier and Brigitte Prost. 24-page booklet with notes in French and English. Translation of poems from Malayalam, Manipravalam, and Sanskrit by Dominique Vitalyos. English translation by Frank Kane. Colour photographs. CD, 6 tracks (73:12). Recorded in the Chethana and Pryagîtam studios in Thrissur, Kerala, 1993 and 2005.
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West Asia
Audio Reviews
Cute Boy, Charming Girl: Children's Songs of the Modern Hebrew Nation (1882–1948). 2013. Anthology of Music Traditions in Israel, 22. Jewish Music Research Centre, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem AMTI 0113. Annotated by Talila Eliram in collaboration with Ruth Freed and Yaakov Mazor. 188-page booklet with notes in Hebrew and English. English translation by Shira Leibowitz-Schmidt and Jessica Setbon. Illustration, bibliography. CD, 56 tracks (46:49).
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Luth arabe / Arab Lute: Omar Bashir; Taqâsîm. 2012. INEDIT / Maison des Cultures du Monde W 260144. Recorded by Gabor Füri. Annotated by Chérif Khaznadar. 4-page booklet with notes in French and English. English translation by Frank Kane. Colour photographs. CD, 5 tracks (77:39). Recorded at Spirit Sound Studio, Budapest, Hungary.
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Europe
Audio Reviews
Walzenaufnahmen aus Südosteuropa / Wax Cylinder Recordings from Southeast Europe: G. Küppers-Sonnenberg 1935–1939. 2011. Berliner Phonogramm-Archiv Historische Klangdokumente BPhA-WA7. Original wax cylinders recorded by Gustav Küppers-Sonnenberg. Mastered by Albrecht Wiedmann. Annotated by Ardian Ahmedaja, Philip V. Bohlman, Nice Fracile, Lars-Christian Koch, Drago Kunej, Franz Metz, Jakša Primorac, Lujza Tari, Ivona Opetcheska Tatarchevska, Albrecht Wiedmann, and Susanne Ziegler. 108-page booklet with notes in German and English. Translations by Adelajda Merchán-Drązkowska, Kathy S. Kwon, and Emily Schalk. B/w photographs, map, bibliography. CD, 74 tracks (74:07). Recorded in Southeastern Europe, 1935–39.
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Video Reviews
Rapper: History of the Miners’ Sword Dance of North-east England. 2012. Edited by Derek Schofield; written by Chris Metherell and Rhett Krause. Colour, DVD, and DVD-ROM. Produced by Garland Films, in association with the English Folk Dance and Song Society.
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Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender. 2012. Directed by Rhys Thomas. In English with German, French, and Spanish subtitles. 107 minutes. Colour, DVD, and Blu-ray. Produced and distributed by Eagle Rock Productions, http://www.freddiemercury.com.
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- 06 December 2018, pp. 284-285
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