<p>From Library Journal      Western popular music has been a strong presence in urban Africa for decades. As African musicians (the "goodtime kings" of the title) adopted this music for the city dance halls, they slowly transformed it, combining traditional instruments with Western ones and adding regional tribal rhythms to the sound. The resultant African pop has begun to influence Western pop, completing the cycle. Bergman covers eight regional styles, concentrating on their key artists. He sets the scene with descriptions of the musicians' lives and performances, and gives a brief historical background for each style. Goodtime Kings is a fine listener's guideclear, concise, accurate but nontechnical, and up-to-date. Recommended for popular music and world music collections. Mark H. Sullivan, Univ. of Detroit Lib.Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.</p>

Goodtime Kings: emerging African pop

Arts & Photography

Bergman, Billy

Music

Quill/William Morrow

<p>Contemporary music history, criticism, analysis: "traces and illuminates the significance of Latin and West Indian influences on the current music scene....surveys the backgrounds and musical idiosyncrasies of each of the different styles, with critical assessments of available recordings, and interviews and profiles of the prominent musicians."</p>

Hot sauces: Latin and Caribbean pop

Quill

Cover worn, some foxing to page edges. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.

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Sterling*+ Publishing Company

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Goodtime Kings: emerging African pop

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