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  • Clandestino - Manu Chao nyomában

    by Peter Culshaw ...
    Manu Chao egyszer Kolumbiában turnézott egy cirkuszi társulattal, és egyszerre tárgyalt a kormánycsapatokkal, lázadó gerillákkal, és drogcsempészekkel – akkor azt írták, ez „nem is rock’n’roll-turnéhoz hasonlít, inkább Napóleon visszavonulására Moszkva alól”. Mert Manu Chao így dolgozik: mindent másképpen csinál. Több m... ... Read more

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  • Tumbaos de merengue para piano

    by Rafael Emilio Rodriguez ...
    Este Libro es con la intención de ayudar a las personas que quieren aprender a tocar merengue en el piano de manera fácil y profesional, teniendo en cuenta que el ritmo merengue se puede tocar de oídos, solo con los acordes, inversiones y cadencias.  ... Read more

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  • Music Scenes and Migrations

    Space and Transnationalism in Brazil, Portugal and the Atlantic

    Edited by David Treece ...
    ‘Music Scenes and Migrations’ brings together new work from Brazilian and European scholars around the themes of musical place and transnationalism across the Atlantic triangle connecting Brazil, Africa and Europe. Moving beyond now-contested models for conceptualizing international musical relations and hierarchies of powers and influence, such as global/local or centre/periphery, the volume ... Read more

    PHP1,491.59 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Latin American Songbook in the Twentieth Century

    From Folklore to Militancy

    by Tânia da Costa Garcia ...
    Translated by John Christopher McGowan ...
    Series series Music, Culture, and Identity in Latin America
    The Latin American Songbook in the Twentieth Century: From Folklore to Militancy takes an unprecedented comparative analysis approach to the complex relationship between popular music and culture, society, and politics in Latin America as it relates to representations of national identity. Tânia da Costa Garcia analyzes archival research in Chile, Brazil and Argentina, which have very similar ... Read more

    PHP5,474.89

  • The 5 Most Important Skills Bachata Dancers Must Have

    by Yury Bencomo ...
    In the first book of its kind, The 5 Most Important Skills Bachata Dancers Must Have will help you become an expert in this unapologetically sexy and intimate dance known as Bachata.Condensed into only the most valuable information a dancer needs, world renowned Bachata dancers Bain and Tjasa get straight to the most valuable tips to becoming an amazing Bachata dancer, including techniques and ... Read more

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  • Jinetero 2.0

    by The Cuban Cowboys, Jorge Navarro, Elena Navarro, Terry Towery ...
    Built around The Cuban Cowboys' cult song "Jinetero," Jinetero 2.0 is an audacious, darkly hilarious memoir that dives into the business of whoring in Cuba against an expansive backdrop of tragicomic U.S.-Cuba relations. When a Cuban-American musician returns to the island for the first time since his parents' exile, he's pulled into a world where survival, sex, and politics collide with equal ... Read more

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  • Contemporary Carioca

    Technologies of Mixing in a Brazilian Music Scene

    by Frederick Moehn ...
    Brazilian popular music is widely celebrated for its inventive amalgams of styles and sounds. Cariocas, native residents of Rio de Janeiro, think of their city as particularly conducive to musical mixture, given its history as a hub of Brazilian media and culture. In Contemporary Carioca, the ethnomusicologist Frederick Moehn introduces a generation of Rio-based musicians who collaboratively have ... Read more

    PHP1,458.09

  • Cortijo's Wake / El entierro de Cortijo

    by Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá ...
    Translated by Juan Flores ...
    A bilingual edition of a renowned work of Puerto Rican literature, Cortijo’s Wake/El entierro de Cortijo is novelist Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá’s vivid description of the funeral of legendary Puerto Rican musician Rafael Cortijo. El entierro de Cortijo became an immediate bestseller following its original publication in Puerto Rico in 1983. An unparalleled Afro-Puerto Rican percussionist and ... Read more

    PHP1,460.19

  • Pensar la música desde América Latina: Problemas e interrogantes

    Problemas e Interrogantes

    by Juan Pablo González ...
    La música latinoamericana es apasionada y rítmica, pero también triste y reflexiva. En este libro, el musicólogo Juan Pablo González busca articular un pensamiento desde lo que nos ofrece la música, los músicos, las audiencias y las industrias culturales en América Latina. Un pensamiento que permita acercarse a América Latina desde dentro, desde sus venas cerradas, desde aquellas que marcan su ... Read more

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  • Jenni Rivera

    The Diva of Banda Music

    by Michael Puente ...
    When a tragic plane crash took the life of singer and actress Jenni Rivera on December 9, 2012, the world lost an artist whose talents transcended borders and even languages. One of this generation's most beloved singers, Rivera achieved 15 platinum and 5 double platinum records while selling more than 15 million albums total. Popular in both the United States and Mexico, Rivera played to sold-out ... Read more

    PHP675.22 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Flamenco Guitar Basic Techniques

    Bilingual English/Spanish Edition

    by Juan Serrano ...
    This book, written in both English and Spanish, is the most authoritative method available on flamenco guitar technique. Juan Serrano is one of the world's premier flamenco concert soloists and is a seasoned teacher and performer in this vibrant, colorful musical genre. It covers the history and development of flamenco music, teaches basic music theory, presents developmental studies on flamenco ... Read more

    PHP1,447.95

  • Mi vida

    by Kendji Girac ...
    "L’émission touche à sa fin. Il reste peu de temps avant l’annonce du grand vainqueur. Alors, c’est vers elle que je vais, c’est à elle, à elle seule que je peux dire la vérité. Je lui prends la main à l’écart du plateau, autour de nous tout le monde s’agite, c’est la dernière coupure pub. Je m’effondre dans ses bras “Mamà, je t’en supplie, prie pour que je ne gagne pas…”" Jusqu’à ses dix-sept ans ... Read more

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  • Carmen Amaya

    La biografía

    by Francisco Hidalgo ...
    Carmen Amaya fue mujer y gitana de personalidad muy singular. Catalana, la más universal de su tiempo, y aún hoy, aunque a veces no se le haya reconocido. Fue, claro está, una grandiosa artista, cantaora más que notable y bailaora genial. La más genial e irrepetible de todos los tiempos.Era tal la fuerza con la bata de cola, o vestida con pantalón de talle y chaleco, y el brío que ponía, el ímpetu ... Read more

    PHP1,328.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Popular Guitar Styles - Samba & Bossa Nova

    by Burkhard "Buck" Wolters ...
    Popular Guitar Styles: Samba and Bossa Nova reflects recent popular Brazilian styles as played with classical or fingerstyle technique. This collection of original pieces will delight both listeners and guitarists who want to add samba and bossa nova music to their repertoire. The playing level is intermediate to advance. Left-hand difficulties like barres and stretches are minimized to make it ... Read more

    PHP1,158.24

  • Aesthetics of Displacement

    Mexican Artists in New York, 1920–1950

    by Marco A. Martínez ...
    Shows how four Mexican artists transformed modern culture in the first half of the twentieth century.Aesthetics of Displacement examines how four influential Mexican artists—José Juan Tablada, Miguel Covarrubias, Carlos Chávez, and José Limón—helped shape modern culture during their years in New York. Drawing on archival materials and close analysis of artworks, performances, and publications, the ... Read more

    PHP1,978.99

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  • Songs of Mexico - Canciones Mejicanas

    For voice and piano with lyrics in Spanish and English

    by Jerry Silverman ...
    Este cancionero contiene un total de 34 canciones, todas en formato piano/vocal con acordes de guitarra sugeridos. Las letras están en español con transcripciones en inglés cantables. Los títulos incluyen: Desde México he venido; Cielito Lindo; Corrido de los oprimidos; La Zandunga Hay unos ojos; La Adelita La Malagueña La llorona; Deportados; El cascabel; De colores; y más.This songbook contains ... Read more

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  • The Latin Guitar Handbook

    by Dr. Chris Mello ...
    The most complete and comprehensive handbook outlining the role of the guitar in the music of Cuba, Brazil, Columbia, Mexico, and other South American countries in print. A complete survey and guide for any guitarist interested in performing different styles of Latin music. Each chapter examines the styles common to the music of a featured country. Includes a thorough exploration of the history, ... Read more

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  • 20 Flamenco Guitar Etudes

    by Yago Santos ...
    Classic and flamenco guitarists alike will benefit from these etudes as they bridge the gap between traditional mechanical studies and engaging practice and concert material. Although relatively short in duration, a few of these etudes could be combined in a medley to form an effective suite or set. In addition, fourteen of the twenty etudes are provided with chord accompaniment for harmonic ... Read more

    PHP1,332.07

  • La Musica

    Latin American Music Arranged for Hammered and Fretted Dulcimer

    by Bonnie Carol ...
    Author Bonnie Carol learned first hand about soulful Latin American music as she grew up along the Texas-Mexico border. In this book, she takes familiar and obscure Latin American tunes and pieces influenced by Latin music and arranges them for hammered dulcimer, and in some cases fretted dulcimer (with tablature) as well. She draws from a repertoire including Argentinean tangos, Andean panpipe ... Read more

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  • Contemporary Tangos, Sambas and Latin Ballads for Guitar

    by Michael N. Bellmont ...
    This collection of Latin-influenced pieces is ideal for the classical or fingerstyle guitarist seeking challenging new material that spans a number of genres and is melodically, harmonically, and rhythmically engaging.For the classical guitarist, the collection offers an excellent source of solos inspired by traditional forms and styles while providing new works that will readily compliment the ... Read more

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  • Danzas of Puerto Rico for Two Guitars

    by Elias Barreiro ...
    A collection of danzas by five of the most important nineteenth and twentieth century Puerto Rican composers: Juan Morel Campos, Luis R. Miranda, Angel Mislan, Manuel G. Tavarez and Braulio Dueno Colon. All songs are beautifully arranged by Elias Barreiro, with score and first and second guitar pull-out parts; all in standard notation. A companion online audio recording of all nine songs is also ... Read more

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  • Classical and Flamenco Guitar Solos and Etudes

    Beginning to Intermediate

    by Elysa Hochman, Jason Hochman ...
    Classical and Flamenco Guitar Solos and Etudes provides an introduction to classical and flamenco guitar techniques through 22 pieces. These short, melodic studies will increase your understanding of chord/harmonic shapes, and encompass a variety of styles: vals, classical etudes, malagueña, soleá, rumba, farruca, and bulerías. The five main techniques in classical and flamenco guitar are: pulgar ... Read more

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  • Latin American Autoharp

    31 Latin Favorites Arranged for Autoharp Melody and Accompaniment

    by Carol Stober ...
    A collection of Latin American favorites presented for Autoharp melody performance or accompaniment to singing. Each song is presented with melody, lyrics and guitar chords. In addition autoharp chords and melody parts are shown. Another fine book by well-known authoharp performer and writer, Carol Stober. ... Read more

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  • The Mariachi Voice

    by Juanita Ulloa ...
    The Mariachi Voice is a practical resource for all educational program directors, voice professors, historians, singers, and students of Mariachi who want to learn and encourage the tradition of Mariachi music in the United States. It explores and dissects the similarities and differences between classical and Mariachi fields regarding voice, while also providing useful classroom-tested lesson ... Read more

    PHP1,650.79