King Bongo

Author : Thomas Sanchez
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307766106

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King Bongo by Thomas Sanchez Pdf

Havana, New Year’s Eve 1957, a terrorist bomb rips through the Tropicana nightclub. King Bongo, a rogue Cuban-American, tortured by a mysterious past and possessed of a mythic musical talent, goes on the hunt for the culprits, and for his sister, Cuba’s most exotic showgirl, who disappeared in the explosion. Navigating Havana’s maze of Colonial backstreets, red-light districts, swank country clubs, and opulent casinos, Bongo encounters an outrageous cast of characters—American hit men, decadent movie stars, prophetic shoeshine boys, and a beautiful American socialite. At the center of the mystery is a sinister secret police operative with whom Bongo is destined to have a lethal showdown.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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pied piper the musical by Anonim Pdf

Author : Various Mojo Magazine
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 881 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781847676436

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The Mojo Collection by Various Mojo Magazine Pdf

The greatest albums of all time . . . and how they happened. Organised chronologically and spanning seven decades, The MOJO Collection presents an authoritative and engaging guide to the history of the pop album via hundreds of long-playing masterpieces, from the much-loved to the little known. From The Beatles to The Verve, from Duke Ellington to King Tubby and from Peggy Lee to Sly Stone, hundreds of albums are covered in detail with chart histories, full track and personnel listings and further listening suggestions. There's also exhaustive coverage of the soundtrack and hit collections that every home should have. Like all collections, there are records you listen to constantly, albums you've forgotten, albums you hardly play, albums you love guiltily and albums you thought you were alone in treasuring, proving The MOJO Collection to be an essential purchase for those who love and live music.

Author : TREVOR SALLOUM
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781610655613

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The Bongo Book by TREVOR SALLOUM Pdf

Here's an entire book devoted to the all too oftenoverlooked Latin instrument, the bongo drums. Trevor Salloum guides you on an inspired informative, andeducational musical journey; offering many valuable insights of playing this instrument as well as revealing its colorful history. This text features jazz, rock, Danzon, Mozambique, and bomba patterns with fills,exercises, and performance techniques to get you going in these styles. Maintenance, characteristic rhythmic patterns, and important artists in the evolution of bongo technique are also covered in depth. The companion online audio features recordings of the rhythm patterns discussed in the book

Author : Patrick Taylor,Frederick I. Case
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780252094330

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The Encyclopedia of Caribbean Religions by Patrick Taylor,Frederick I. Case Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Caribbean Religions is the definitive reference for Caribbean religious phenomena from a Caribbean perspective. Generously illustrated, this landmark project combines the breadth of a comparative approach to religion with the depth of understanding of Caribbean spirituality as an ever-changing and varied historical phenomenon. Organized alphabetically, entries examine how Caribbean religious experiences have been shaped by and have responded to the processes of colonialism and the challenges of the postcolonial world. Systematically organized by theme and area, the encyclopedia considers religious traditions such as Vodou, Rastafari, Sunni Islam, Sanatan Dharma, Judaism, and the Roman Catholic and Seventh-day Adventist churches. Detailed subentries present topics such as religious rituals, beliefs, practices, specific historical developments, geographical differences, and gender roles within major traditions. Also included are entries that address the religious dimensions of geographical territories that make up the Caribbean. Representing the culmination of more than a decade of work by the associates of the Caribbean Religions Project, The Encyclopedia of Caribbean Religions will foster a greater understanding of the role of religion in Caribbean life and society, in the Caribbean diaspora, and in wider national and transnational spaces.

Author : Kristine Simelda
Publisher : TouchPoint Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PKEY:6610000304097

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Rise Up, Sista by Kristine Simelda Pdf

Two women. Two musical vibes. One song. Set in the UK and Jamaica, Rise Up, Sista is a story about female friendship and the power of music to change individual lives and popular culture that spans over fifty years. Mercy Mae Williams, a Jamaican reggae artist, and Annabelle Sinclair, a British rocker, meet as young women in London in 1963. It’s a heady era—cultural revolution and fresh musical genres explode on both sides of the Atlantic.

Author : Peter Culshaw
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781847656407

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Clandestino by Peter Culshaw Pdf

A decade ago, Manu Chao's band, Mano Negra, toured Colombia by train, negotiating with government troops and rebels - an episode described at the time as 'less like a rock'n'roll tour - more like Napoleon's retreat from Moscow'. That's Manu in a nutshell. He does everything differently. He is a multi-million selling artist who prefers sleeping on friends' floors to five-star hotels, an anti-globalisation activist who hangs out with prostitute-activists in Madrid and Zapatista leader Comandante Marcos in Chiapas, a recluse who is at home singing in front of 100,000 people in stadiums in Latin America or festivals in Europe. Clandestino has been five years in the writing, as Peter Culshaw followed Manu around the world, invited at a moment's notice to head to the Sahara, or Brazil, or to Buenos Aires, where Manu was making a record with mental asylum inmates. The result is one of the most fascinating music biographies we're ever likely to read.

Author : Jennifer S. Baker
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838911655

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The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Historical Fiction by Jennifer S. Baker Pdf

Whether set in ancient Egypt, Feudal Japan, the Victorian Age, or Civil War-era America, historical fiction places readers squarely at the center of fascinating times and places, making it one of the most popular genres in contemporary publishing. The definitive resource for librarians and other book professionals, this guideProvides an overview of historical fiction’s roots, highlighting foundational classics, and explores the genre in terms of its scope and styleCovers the latest and most popular authors and titlesDiscusses appeal characteristics and shows how librarians can use a reader's favorite qualities to make suggestionsIncludes lists of recommendations, with a compendium of print and web-based resourcesOffers marketing tips for getting the word out to readersEmphasizing an appreciation of historical fiction in its many forms and focusing on what fans enjoy, this guide provides a fresh take on a durable genre.

Author : Kenneth F. Kister
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781425717261

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Florida on the Boil by Kenneth F. Kister Pdf

Provides incisive reviews of more than 300 recommended novels and short-story collections set in Florida. Numerous Florida fiction writers, past and present, are represented in the book, including such diverse talents as Edna Buchanan, Harry Crews, Connie May Fowler, and others.--Excerpted from book cover.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1833
Category : Voyages and travels
ISBN : CHI:15867042

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Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society by Anonim Pdf

Author : Randy Duncan,Matthew J. Smith,Paul Levitz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-21
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781350253926

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The Power of Comics and Graphic Novels by Randy Duncan,Matthew J. Smith,Paul Levitz Pdf

After the successful and innovative first two editions, now in a new, restructured 3rd edition, this remains the most authoritative introduction for studying comic books and graphic novels, covering their place in contemporary culture, the manifestations and techniques of the art form, the evolution of the medium and how to analyze and write about them. The new edition includes: - A completely reworked introduction explores the comics community in the US and globally, its history, and the role of different communities in advancing the medium and its study - Chapters reframed to get students thinking about themselves as consumers and makers of comics - Reorganized chapters on form help to unpack encapsulation, composition and layout - Completely new chapters on comics and how they can be used to report, document, and persuade, as well as a new Preface by Karen Green Illustrated throughout, with discussion questions and activities for every chapter and an extensive glossary of key terms, The Power of Comics and Graphic Novels also includes further updated resources available online including additional essays, weblinks and sample syllabi.

Author : Shawn Shimpach
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781351755153

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The Routledge Companion to Global Television by Shawn Shimpach Pdf

Featuring scholarly perspectives from around the globe and drawing on a legacy of television studies, but with an eye toward the future, this authoritative collection examines both the thoroughly global nature of television and the multiple and varied experiences that constitute television in the twenty-first century. Companion chapters include original essays by some of the leading scholars of television studies as well as emerging voices engaging television on six continents, offering readers a truly global range of perspectives. The volume features multidisciplinary analyses that offer models and guides for the study of global television, with approaches focused on the theories, audiences, content, culture, and institutions of television. A wide array of examples and case studies engage the transforming practices, technologies, systems, and texts constituing television around the world today, providing readers with a contemporary and multi-faceted perspective. In this volume, editor Shawn Shimpach has brought together an essential guide to understanding television in the world today, how it works and what it means – perfect for students, scholars, and anyone else interested in television, global media studies, and beyond.

Author : Everald Collins
Publisher : Wisemind Publications
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781645160151

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Bad Friday ~ The Coral Gardens 1963 Atrocity by Everald Collins Pdf

This book written and compiled by Ras Flako Tafari contains transcripts of live recorded interviews with some of the survivors who were present during the mass persecutions that took place on the Island of Jamaica following the infamous Coral Gardens Incident on 11th April 1963. It is starkly sealed with the names of the deceased and the survivors whom are still present. Ras Flako Tafari is one of the founders of the Rastafari Coral Gardens Committee formed in 1998 now called the Rastafari Coral Gardens Benevolent Society. The Government of Jamaica’s declaration of war on innocent RasTafari and the practice of vigilante justice during the Coral Gardens uprising and beyond must be accounted for.

Author : Kamante,Peter Hill Beard
Publisher : Chronicle Books (CA)
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UCSC:32106018602539

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Longing for Darkness by Kamante,Peter Hill Beard Pdf

Kamante, hero of Isak Dineson's Out of Africa, relates autobiographical tales and his rendering of European fables. Illustrated in bandw by his water colors and photographs by Dineson and Peter Beard, who collected and translated the tales (from Swahili) and had Kamante's son hand write them for the book. 8x12". Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Irving Kaplan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Government publications
ISBN : MINN:31951D00662236A

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Area Handbook for Jamaica by Irving Kaplan Pdf

General study of Jamaica - covers historical and geographical aspects, the social structure, living conditions, education, culture, mass media, the government, the political system, the economic structure, defence, the administration of justice, etc. Bibliography pp. 287 to 314, glossary, maps and statistical tables.