World Music: Traditions and Transformations

About this book

Move to the rhythm of music and culture from around the globe presented to you in the third edition of World Music: Traditions and Transformations. Students will thrill to participate in an exciting global journey of musical and cultural discovery exploration and experience. Using a thoroughly modern approach to music sharing and listening the text offers students hundreds of song selections from around the world and throughout history with a rich and unique Spotify playlist. Michael Bakan offers students an opportunity to bring a diverse world of music from traditional folk ritual and classical genres to contemporary popular and art musics jazz and world beat right into their own classrooms. World Music: Traditions and Transformations appeals to both music majors and non-majors alike by approaching the world of music in a multi-dimensional way highlighting the connections between music and its rich cultural contexts.