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Mediterranean Mosaic : Popular Music and Global Sounds, PDF eBook

Mediterranean Mosaic : Popular Music and Global Sounds PDF

Edited by Goffredo Plastino

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First published in 2003. The Mediterranean region, which includes Turkey, the Middle East, and North Africa, along with Italy, Greece, Spain and other European countries, encompasses a plethora of diverse but also interconnected cultures.

The musical styles are just as diverse. Mediterranean Mosaic weaves together issues of music contemporary geopolitics and identity struggles.

Acknowledging the region's historical legacy, it examines the ebb and flow of traditional musics within the region as well as outside influences on these traditions.

Topics covered include: Klapa singing and Cha Wave from Croatia, the pop group Alibina, Pop-Rai from Algeria, and jazz in the Mediterranean.

Also includes 20 musical examples.

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