Songcatchers
in search of the world's music
by Mickey Hart and K.M. Kostyal
Music is elemental, universal, instinctive - a mysterious pulse at the very heart of the human experience. This tale is a panorama of the world's music and a vivid portrait of the pioneers who traveled far and wide to collect it. Mickey Hart, the Grateful Dead's percussionist, is also a dedicated musicologist who has recorded traditional music all over the globe. His personal quest is part of the fascinating book. Filled with historical photographs and highlighted by a time line that traces the hundred-year evolution of recording technology, Songcatchers in an informative, always engrossing odyssey of the world's musical heritage and our ongoing effort to understand, appreciate, and preserve it.
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Ethnomusicology, Schallaufzeichnung, Feldforschung, Geschichte, World music, History and criticism, Musikethnologie, Folk music, Field recordings, Collectors and collecting, History, Music, Genres & Styles - International, Music/Songbooks, Customs & Traditions, General, Music / Ethnomusicology, History & Criticism - General, Popular Culture - General, History, world, Folklore| Edition | Availability |
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Songcatchers: in search of the world's music
2004, National Geographic Society, National Geographic
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Songcatchers: In Search of the World's Music
June 1, 2003, National Geographic
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in English
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