Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 13: Genres: International. Part I, A-Ho

The EPMOW Genre volumes contain entries on the genres of music that have been or currently are popular in countries and communities all over the world.Included are discussions on cultural, historical and geographic origins; technical musical characteristics; instrumentation and use of voice; lyrics and language; typical features of performance and presentation; historical development and paths and modes of dissemination; influence of technology, the music industry and political and economic circumstances; changing stylistic features; notable and influential performers; and relationships to other genres and sub-genres. This volume, the first of two on international genres, features over 100 in-depth essays on genres and forms which have demonstrated an international character from their beginnings, as well as those with regional origins that subsequently took root elsewhere and are not covered extensively in the regional genre volumes.Two examples of the former are film music and heavy