Description:Distinguished musicologist Steven Feld created the style of anthropology of sound and music prominent on our list. In this new work he looks at the vernacular cosmopolitanism of a group of jazz players in Ghana, who have traveled widely, played with American jazz greats, and blended Coltrane with local instruments and philosophy. He describes their cosmopolitan outlook as an accoustemology, a way of knowing the world through sound. The book combines memoir, biography, ethnography, and history, telling a story of diasporic intimacy and dialogue.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra: Five Musical Years in Ghana. To get started finding Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra: Five Musical Years in Ghana, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra: Five Musical Years in Ghana
Description: Distinguished musicologist Steven Feld created the style of anthropology of sound and music prominent on our list. In this new work he looks at the vernacular cosmopolitanism of a group of jazz players in Ghana, who have traveled widely, played with American jazz greats, and blended Coltrane with local instruments and philosophy. He describes their cosmopolitan outlook as an accoustemology, a way of knowing the world through sound. The book combines memoir, biography, ethnography, and history, telling a story of diasporic intimacy and dialogue.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra: Five Musical Years in Ghana. To get started finding Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra: Five Musical Years in Ghana, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.