Actividades Musicales en Puerto Rico

In his latest book, Greil Marcus, arguably the most influential music critic of all time, offers his most impassioned and intense essay yet. Steering clear of official history--encyclopedia entries, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, classic success stories--Marcus brings to the forefront 10 essential songs that, for their influence and how they have resonated throughout the decades, have surpassed a milestone of pop music. This book includes brief biographies of the songs' writers and performers and captures the essence of each pop entry--everlasting yet at the same time fleeting....

Propuesta en la que, de forma ágil y amena, se abordan aspectos relacionados con la práctica musical, tomando como eje los elementos básicos de la música. El libro se acompaña de un disco compacto con 57 ejemplos musicales.

A fundamental guide to understanding rap in all its complexities by one of the most relevant writers of the 20th century and his lucid college friend. This provocative and entertaining essay collection attempts to scrutinize the genre through the lens of sociology, economics, philosophy, and law by means of a back-and-forth exchange between the authors. A fundamental guide to understanding rap in all its complexities by one of the most relevant writers of the 20th century and his lucid college friend. This provocative and entertaining essay collection attempts to scrutinize the genre through...

Las canciones de amor son eternas, y desde siempre han estado asociadas a bohemios, renegados, marginados y oprimidos. Este es un recorrido por una historia inexplorada. Basándose en dos décadas de investigación, Gioia presenta el catálogo completo de las canciones de amor, desde los ritos de fertilidad de las culturas antiguas hasta los videoclips actuales. Un ensayo revelador que nos muestra cómo la más dulce de las músicas ha jugado un papel clave en la expansión del individualismo y la autonomía personal.