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Books
Much of this music is geographically attributed
to the Caribbean region, but contains influences
from African and other world music, so look
at the World Music
page also.
Garland encyclopedia of world music (with
accompanying CDs)
Reference ML100 .G16 (multiple volumes
of major geographic areas, vol. 10 is
general perspectives)
Selected reports in ethnomusicology
Book Stacks ML3799 .C34 (some have accompanying
cassettes)
World beat: A
listener's guide to contemporary world
music on CD
Book Stacks ML3470 .S65 1992
World music: The rough guide
(see the Non-book section for information
on the Rough Guide series of CDs
Book Stacks ML3545 .W66 1994
Non-Book
CSUSM Media Library has a variety of sound
recordings and videos on reggae and related
music and performers. Search the catalog on
your desired term (reggae, hip-hop, etc.)
and modify the search to location: MEDIA to
view the CDs and videos available.
Black Music Research Journal is
indexed in RILM, our music subject database,
full text is available in the Periodicals
stacks at ML3556 .B58
Internet
Sources
AfroCubaWeb:
Music & Dance Much of this page
is devoted to groups' schedules, but the
lower part of the page offers an extensive
list of links on AfroCuban music. If you
use the sources listed, be sure to verify
the information with scholarly resources.
AMG All
Music Guide While the site is for
selling CD's, information such as important
releases and artists in the RAP
and REGGAE
categories are within this site.
Center
for Black Music Research The Musical
Styles and Genres page is a doorway
to information, sound clips, bibliographies
and discographies of various styles of "black
music and the black musical experience".
Dread
Library USE WITH CAUTION: This site
offers student-created papers and the
content may not be fully accurate or have
been subject to interpretation your professor
may not agree with. The useful part of
this site are the bibliographies to help
you locate resources!
Music:
A Celebration of Blues, Hip Hop, Jazz, Rap,
Reggae and Everything Else About Africans
and African Americans Love of Music
An annotated list of sites about music and
artists, the page name says it all.
Readings
for Rhetoric of Reggae The suggested
source list from a university professor's
class on reggae, most of these titles
can be obtained here at CSUSM or from
the Circuit.
Reggae
and Ska The School of Music, Indiana
University, has assembled a short list of
some of the more comprehensive Reggae and
Ska web pages.
Rhythm
Web: Caribbean Percussion Traditions
Focused on instruments used in a variety
of world musics.
Composers
& Performers
Look for the musicians home page--but
be sure it is the authorized site and not
one put up by a fan. Frequently, the home
page will be hosted by the record label
of the artist. If the subject artist is from a developing
nation, reliable information could be very
difficult to come by.
Individual
Musicians (All Genres) and Popular Groups
Assembled by Indiana University, this covers
a broad range of musical artists including
Bob Marley and a few other artists in these
genres.
Jammin Reggae
Archives The content is not scholarly
as it is a mix of fan sites, festival
announcements, reviews and more, but could
lead to interesting sources for your topic.
World
Music Central While much
of the site is not scholarly or provided
with means to verify the content;s accuracy
or currency, the ARTISTS BIOGRAPHIES section
offers brief commentary, but more importantly,
links to the artist's official website.
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