Subjects: “…Jazz -- California -- Los Angeles -- History and criticism.…”
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Subjects: “…Hip-hop -- California -- Los Angeles.…”

Subjects: “…Rap (Music) -- California -- Los Angeles -- History and criticism.…”
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Subjects: “…Music -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- History and criticism.…”

Table of Contents: “…Finding his voice: William Grant Still in Los Angeles ;…”
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Table of Contents: “…Early years in Vienna and Berlin: 1874-1906 -- "Air from another planet": Vienna, 1906-1911 -- "War clouds": Berlin and Vienna, 1911-1918 -- "The path to the new music": 1918-1925 -- Prussian academy of the arts: Berlin, 1926-1933 -- "Driven into paradise": Boston, New York, and Los Angeles, 1933-1943 -- Final years: Los Angeles, 1944-1951.…”

Table of Contents: “…Way out west on Central : jazz in the African-American community of Los Angeles before 1930 / Michael B. Bakan ; "Pitchin' up a boogie" : African-American musicians, nightlife, and music venues in Los Angeles, 1930-1945 / Ralph Eastman ; Oakland blues. …”
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Table of Contents: “…-- Otto Klemperer and the Los Angeles Philharmonic -- Performers, and Klemperer's return -- Innovative teachers in the performing arts -- Arnold Schoenberg -- Ernst Toch -- European composers in the "picture business" -- Issues of identity: Ernst Krenek, Eric Zeisl, and Ingolf Dahl -- Stravinsky in Hollywood.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Chicago and the recording of jazz in the 1920s ; New York City and the broadcasting of jazz in the 1920s ; Los Angeles and the diffusion of early jazz -- Part 3: Acceptance. …”

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Table of Contents: “…: globalization, Afropop and the question of cultural identity / David Murphy -- Voicing risk : migration, transgression and relocation in Spanish/Moroccan raï / Parvati Nair -- Banda, a new sound from the barrios of Los Angeles : transmigration and transcultural production / Helena Simonett -- Rapping at the margins : musical constructions of identities in contemporary France / Brian George -- The quest for national unity in Uyghur popular song : barren chickens, stray dogs, fake immortals and thieves / Joanne Smith -- The singer and the mask : voices of Brazil in Antônio Nóbrega's Madeira que cupim não rói / Robin Warner and Regina Nascimento -- Popular music, tradition and Serbian nationalism / Robert Hudson -- Those Norwegians : deconstructing the nation-state in Europe through fixity and indifference in Norwegian club music / Stan Hawkins.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Press -- Lieutenant Kizhe : New media, new means / Kevin Bartig -- Observations on Prokofiev's sketchbooks / Mark Aranovsky ; translation by Jason Strudler -- Prokofiev on the Los Angeles Limited / Elizabeth Bergman -- Between two aesthetics : The revision of Pilnyak's "Mahogany" and Prokofiev's Fourth symphony / Marina Frolova-Walker -- After Prokofiev / Peter J. …”

Table of Contents: “…Alexisonfire -- Ellen Allien -- Richard Ashcroft -- Brendan Benson -- Ed Blackwell -- Ruth Brown -- Mariah Carey -- Deana Carter -- Sarah Chang -- The Charlatans -- Chatham County Line -- Kristin Chenoweth -- Victoria de los Angeles -- The Decemberists -- Kathleen Edwards -- Stoney Edwards -- Faith Evans -- Feist -- 50 Cent -- Garbage -- Al Green -- Lalo Guerrero -- Petra Haden -- Scott Hamilton -- Hem -- Jolie Holland -- Hot Hot Heat -- Susie Ibarra -- Billy Idol -- Rick James -- Phil Keaggy -- Kaki King -- Evgeny Kissin -- The Klezmatics -- Doyle Lawson -- Chris LeDoux -- Le Tigre -- Liars -- Jennifer Lopez -- Mario -- The Mars Volta -- Pat Metheny -- Julie Miller -- Moondog -- Ikue Mori -- Marjan Mozetich -- The Oak Ridge Boys -- Kelly Osbourne -- Lisa Marie Presley -- Queens of the Stone Age -- Phil Ranelin -- Reel Big Fish -- Relient K -- Emitt Rhodes -- Sylvia Robinson -- The Roots -- Bobby Short -- Beanie Sigel -- Slint -- Sonic Youth -- Glenn Spearman -- Ralph Stanley -- Steven Stucky -- Shoji Tabuchi -- Vienna Teng -- Tanya Tucker -- Tweet -- Mieneke Van der Velden -- Josh White -- Webb Wilder.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Introduction / by DJ Kool Herc -- Prelude -- Loop 1: Babylon is burning 1968-1977 -- Necropolis : the Bronx and the politics of abandonment -- Sipple out deh : Jamaica's roots generation and the cultural turn -- Blood and fire, with occasional music : the gangs of the Bronx -- Making a name : how DJ Kool Herc lost his accent and started hip-hop -- Loop 2: Planet Rock 1975-1986 -- Soul salvation : the mystery and faith of Afrika Bambaataa -- Furious styles : the evolution of style in the seven-mile world -- The world is ours : the survival and transformation of Bronx style -- Zulus on a time bomb : hip-hop meets the rockers downtown -- 1982 : rapture in Reagan's America -- End of innocence : the fall of the old school -- Loop 3: The message 1985-1992 -- Things fall apart : the rise of the post-civil rights era -- What we got to say : black suburbia, segregation and utopia in the late 1980s -- Follow for now : the question of post-civil rights black leadership -- The culture assassins : geography, generation and gangsta rap -- The real enemy : the cultural riot of Ice Cube's Death certificate -- Loop 4: Stakes is high 1992-2001 -- Gonna work it out : peace and rebellion in Los Angeles -- All in the same gang : the war on youth and the quest for unity -- Becoming the hip-hop generation : The source, the industry, and the big crossover -- New world order : globalization, containment and counterculture at the end of the century.…”

Table of Contents: “…: sexuality, translocality, and punk in Los Angeles and beyond / Michelle Habell-Pallán -- On how Bloque de Búsqueda lost part of its name : the predicament of Colombian rock in the U.S. market / Héctor D. …”
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Table of Contents: “…Airborne Toxic Event, Los Angeles-based indie band -- Betty Allen, renowned opera singer -- Gregg Allman, blues rock singer and keyboardist -- Tori Amos, alt-rock songstress -- Nicole Atkins, singer-songwriter with pop noir sound -- Milton Babbitt, early pioneer of electronic music -- Joan Baez, folk singer and activist -- Laura Bell Bundy, multi-faceted country singer -- Black Moth Super Rainbow, eccentric psychedelic group -- Blind Boys of Alabama, gospel legends -- Bon Iver, Grammy-winning indie artist -- Don Bowman, country humorist -- Boxmasters, rockabilly band fronted by Billy Bob Thornton -- Boyz N Da Hood, Atlanta-based rap quarted -- Cage the Elephant, purveyors of energetic rock music -- Glen Campbell, country balladeer -- Kelly Clarkson, American Idol star -- Clarence Clemons, beloved saxophonist for Springsteen's E Street Band -- Kimya Dawson, lo-fi singer-songwriter -- De Dijk, stalwart of the European music scene -- The Death Set, Australian art punk band -- Dengue Fever, blenders of international influences -- Dir en Grey, Japanese heavy metal band -- Dirty Vegas, British house music trio -- Eli Young Band, guitar-driven country band -- Jackie Evancho, young classical prodigy -- Fleet Foxes, harmonious folk rock-group -- Johnny Flynn, rolk rock troubadour -- David Francey, chronicler of Canadian life -- Fujiya and Miyagi, creators of 70s-inspired electronic music -- Peter Gabriel, eclectic singer-songwriter -- Melody Gardot, performer who persevered through tragedy -- Ghostland Observatory, unique electronic rock duo -- Girl Talk, mashup master -- Ari Gold, R&B singer who explores sexuality and religion --…”
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Table of Contents: “…Kelly, singer, songwriter, and music producer -- Kendrick Lamar, rapper born and raised in Compton -- The Lumineers, notable for their rustic folk pop hit "Ho Hey" -- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, rapper and producer who had hit with "Thrift Shop" -- The Magnetic Fields, pop-eccentric collaborative -- Stephen Marley, acclaimed reggae artist and son of Bob Marley -- James Morrison, British singer-songwriter -- Jason Mraz, pop-rocker with the smash hit "I'm Yours" -- Neon Trees, sample 1980s post-punk pop to create danceable tunes -- Oneohtrix Point Never, electronic and ambient musician -- Para One, French producer and electronic music artist -- Passion Pit, Boston alternative rock group -- Sam Phillips, singer songwriter with an enduring career -- Ariel Pink, Los Angeles musician with lo-fi/chillwave' sound -- Plan B, British guitarist and rapper -- Porcupine Tree, British-based progressive rock band -- The Postal Service, American electronic musical supergroup -- Lisa Marie Presley, independent singer songwriter -- Emeli Sande, R&B singer-songwriter of Zambian and English heritage -- Scarface, admired Southern rapper -- Schoolboy Q, rapper from the streets -- Ryan Shaw, smooth-soul singer -- Shovels and Rope, country/folk duo with a high-octane vibe -- Cody Simpson, singer of summery pop songs -- Todd Snider, roots rocker -- Joan Soriano, Dominican singer of bachata songs -- The Special Consensus, longtime bluegrass performers -- Sum 41, creators of catchy pop-punk tunes -- Third Day, Christian rockers -- J. …”
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Table of Contents: “…., jazz pianist and singer -- Gary Davis, a blind guitarist and minister -- Matthew Dear, a staple in the world of electronic and dance music -- Ray Dolby, Audio Engineer and inventor -- Kathleen Edwards, alternative music artist -- El General, Tunisian rapper -- Eminem, talented and controversial hip-hop artist -- Enter Shikari, British post-hardcore band -- Fitz and the Tantrums, neo soul/pop band based in Los Angeles -- Five Stairsteps, American soul group -- Franz Ferdinand, Scottish four-piece indie group -- Anja Garbarek, Norwegian singer-songwriter -- Gloriana, country group from Nashville, Tennessee -- Godspeed You! …”
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Table of Contents: “…See Films -- Kurtis Blow -- Kurupt -- Kwame -- Lady B -- Lady of Rage, the -- Large Professor -- Last Poets, the -- Leaders of the New School -- Likwit Crew -- Lil' Bow Wow -- Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz -- Lil' Kim -- Lil' Romeo -- Lil Wayne -- Limp Bizkit -- LL Cool J -- Locking -- Lord Finesse -- Los Angeles Underground Movement -- Lost Boyz, the -- LOX, the -- Ludacris -- Luke; Luke Skyywalker. …”