Mediterranean Mosaic

First published in 2003. The Mediterranean region, which includes Turkey, the Middle East, and North Africa, along with Italy, Greece, Spain and other European countries, encompasses a plethora of diverse but also interconnected cultures. The musical styles are just as diverse. Mediterranean Mosaic weaves together issues of music contemporary geopolitics and identity struggles. Acknowledging the region's historical legacy, it examines the ebb and flow of traditional musics within the region as well as outside influences on these traditions. Topics covered include: Klapa singing and Cha Wave from Croatia, the pop group Alibina, Pop-Rai from Algeria, and jazz in the Mediterranean. Also includes 20 musical examples.

Geoffedo Plastino is Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Newcastle England. He is the editor of Italian Treasury, a 20-volume series of compact disks being published by Rounder Records from recordings of Italian folk music made by Alan Lomax and Diego Carpitella in 1954-55.

Chapter 1 Paint It Black, Cat: Rock, Pop and the Medetarranean Chapter 2 Seeking Connections Through a Sea: Mediterranean Sounds in Spanish Folk and Popular Music Chapter 3 Moroccan Worldbeat through the Media Chapter 4 Pop-Rai Chapter 5 New Sounds, Old Tunes Chapter 6 Some Meanings of the Spanish Tinge in Contemporary Egyptian Music Chapter 7 Yam tikhoniyut: Transformations of Mediterraneanism in Israeli Music Chapter 8 Crossing the Boundries: The Akdeniz Scene and the Mediterraneanness Chapter 9 Between East and West: Contemporary Grooves in Greek Popular Music (c.1900-2000) Chapter 10 Klapa Singing and ca-val: The Mediterranean Dimension of Popular Music in Croatia Chapter 11 Inventing Ethnic Music: Fabrizio De Andres Creuza de ma and the Creation of musica mediterranea in Italy Chapter 12 Sacred Popular Music of the Mediterranean and the Journey to Jerusalem