Beats, Roots and Leaves - Music Books

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The Rough Guide to World Music Vol. 1: Africa and the Middle East: Africa and the Middle East v. 1 (Rough Guide Music Guides)
1.  The Rough Guide to World Music Vol. 1: Africa and the Middle East: Africa and the Middle East v. 1 (Rough Guide Music Guides) by Simon Broughton
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The Rough Guide to Jazz (Rough Guide Music Guides)
2.  The Rough Guide to Jazz (Rough Guide Music Guides) by Ian Carr
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Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds (Five Star)
3.  Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds (Five Star) by David Toop
£6.29   Used & New from: £2.94
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The Land Where the Blues Began
4.  The Land Where the Blues Began by Alan Lomax
£12.59   Used & New from: £8.70
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World Music: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
5.  World Music: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Philip V. Bohlman
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The Soul of Mbira: Music and Traditions of the Shona People of Zimbabwe
6.  The Soul of Mbira: Music and Traditions of the Shona People of Zimbabwe by Paul Berliner
£14.00   Used & New from: £5.54

Mande Music: Traditional and Modern Music of the Maninka and Mandinka of Western Africa (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
7.  Mande Music: Traditional and Modern Music of the Maninka and Mandinka of Western Africa (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology) by Eric Charry
£23.75   Used & New from: £20.21

In Griot Time: An American Guitarist in Mali
8.  In Griot Time: An American Guitarist in Mali by Banning Eyre
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Blues People
9.  Blues People by LeRoi Jones
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The Dawn of Indian Music in the West
10.  The Dawn of Indian Music in the West by Peter Lavezzoli
£19.66

Bossa Nova: The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World
11.  Bossa Nova: The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World by Ruy Castro
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This is Reggae Music: The Story of Jamaica's Music
12.  This is Reggae Music: The Story of Jamaica's Music by Lloyd Bradley
£8.99   Used & New from: £6.35
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R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, and Country
13.  R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, and Country by Steven Colt
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Miles: The Autobiography (Picador Books)
14.  Miles: The Autobiography (Picador Books) by Miles Davis
£6.99   Used & New from: £1.37
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"Kind of Blue": The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece
15.  "Kind of Blue": The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece by Ashley Kahn
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The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records
16.  The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records by Ashley Kahn
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Duende: A Journey In Search Of Flamenco
17.  Duende: A Journey In Search Of Flamenco by Jason Webster
£5.19   Used & New from: £0.01
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Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina, and Richard Farina
18.  Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina, and Richard Farina by David Hajdu
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Eight Miles High: Folk-Rock's Flight from Haight-Ashbury to Woodstock
19.  Eight Miles High: Folk-Rock's Flight from Haight-Ashbury to Woodstock by Richie Unterberger
£13.46   Used & New from: £8.94

Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King
20.  Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King by Lloyd Bradley
£10.39   Used & New from: £6.41
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Young, Gifted and Black: The Story of Trojan Records
21.  Young, Gifted and Black: The Story of Trojan Records by Michael De Koningh
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Malick Sidibe: Photographs
22.  Malick Sidibe: Photographs by Manthia Diawara
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