Chronicles the history of country music and presents photos, album reviews since the 1920s, and biographical profiles of hundreds of singers and musicians.
Presents a comprehensive guide to Jazz, and includes over two thousand profiles of jazz legends such as Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, and John Coltrane as well as reviews of over three thousand albums.
Covers the music of seventy different countries and regions, from salsa to soukous, cajun to calypso, gamelan to gospel, ra? to qawwali. Includes interviews with the key groups and artists, translations of lyrics, and reviews.