Further Details

Title: Gypsy Music
Condition: New
EAN: 9781780238234
ISBN: 9781780238234
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 09/01/2017
Item Height: 210mm
Item Length: 148mm
Author: Alan Ashton-Smith
Language: English
Subtitle: The Balkans and Beyond
Description: The figure of the gypsy is simultaneously vilified and romanticized. Gypsies have for centuries been associated with criminality and dirt, but also with colour, magic and music. Gypsy music is popular around the world, and is performed at occasions that include weddings in Bulgaria, jazz shows in Paris and festivals in the USA. Performers like Taraf de Haidouks and the Boban Markovic Orkestar remain popular for their more traditional sounds, while groups such as Gogol Bordello have gained new audiences with experimental and hybridized forms.The Balkans is home to the world's largest Romani populations and a major site of gypsy music production. But just as the traditionally nomadic Roma have travelled globally, so has their music, and gypsy music styles have roots and associations beyond the Balkans, including Russian Romani guitar music, flamenco, gypsy jazz and the more recent forms of gypsy punk and Balkan beats.Covering the thirteenth century to the present day, and with a geographical scope that ranges from rural Romania to New York by way of Budapest, Moscow and Andalusia, Gypsy Music reveals the remarkable diversity of this exuberant art form.
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Music Dance & Theatre
Book Series: Reverb
Release Year: 2017

Missing Information?

Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.