Mark Slobin is a distinguished scholar whose work delves into the rich tapestry of global music traditions. His research spans diverse areas, including the music of Central Asia, Eastern European Jewish culture, and the global influence of film scores and folk melodies. With a unique focus on his native Detroit, he has provided a comprehensive survey of the city's multifaceted musical landscape. Slobin's writings are characterized by a deep engagement with the social and cultural contexts that shape musical expression.
This stimulating Very Short Introduction throws open the doors on a remarkably diverse musical genre, with a world-wide reach that goes far beyond America's shores to discuss folk music of every possible kind and in every corner of the globe.
Here presented for the first time in English are Moshe Beregovski's surviving essays, plus his anthologies containing hundreds of folk songs with full Yiddish and English texts.