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Book Title: Island Songs: A Global Repertoire
Item Length: 9.4 in
Item Height: 1.1 in
Item Width: 6.4 in
Author: Godfrey Baldacchino
Publication Name: Island Songs : a Global Repertoire
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: Instruction & Study / Voice, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Ethnomusicology, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Publisher: Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Music, Social Science
Item Weight: 23.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 340 Pages
