India Music Week

This is an index of books about Asian Indian music @ ARC. The information available here is: "title of book" / "author" / "publisher, country" / "ISBN #" / "format" / "# of pages" / "simple notes" / "year released."

All of these books are scanned, with the help of the Internet Archive, and available for study at the ARC in New York City.

• Bajanaama : A Study of Early Indian Gramophone Records. A.N. Sharma (Kathachitra, India, 9789382001003, Cloth, 365pp, Illustrated, chiefly color, 2012)

• Bards, Ballads, and Boundaries : An Ethnographic Atlas of Music Traditions in West Rajasthan. Daniel Neuman (Seagull Books, India, 1905422075, Cloth, 396pp, Illustrated, chiefly color, 2006)

• Behind The Curtain - Making Music in Mumbai's Film Studios. Gregory D. Booth (Oxford University Press, USA, 9780195327649, paper, 321pp, 2008)

•Brimful of Asia. Rehan Hyder (Ashgate, UK, 0754640647, paper, 200pp, 2003)

• Cassette Culture: Popular Music and Technology in North India. Peter Manuel (University of Chicago, USA, 0226504018, paper, 302pp, illustrated, b&w, 1993)

• Classical Musical Instruments. Dr. Suneera Kasliwal (Rupa & Co., India, 8129104253, Paper, 330pp, Illustrated, b&w, 2006)

• Dancing to the Flute : Music and Dance in Indian Art. Jim Masselos (Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia, 0731300033, Paper, 311pp, illustrated, color, 1997)

• East Indian Music in the West Indies : ten-singing, chutney, and the making of Indo-Caribbean culture. Peter Manuel (Temple University Press, USA, 1566397626, cloth, 252pp, illustrated, b&w, 2000)

• Folk Music and Musical Instruments of Punjab : From Mustard Fields to Disco Lights. Alka Pande (Mapin Publishing, India, 1890206156, Paper, 128pp, Illustrated, chiefly color, 1999)

• Four Indian Love Lyrics From "The Garden of Kama". Lawrence Hope (Boosey and Company, USA, Paper, 379pp, )

• George Harrison, Ravi Shankar (Artisan Press, USA, Paper, 20 p., Illust. Color, 1974) concert pamphlet.

• Gitanjali : A Collection of Prose Translations Made by the Author from the Original Bengali. Rabindranath Tagore (MacMillan, USA, 0020896301, Paper, 123pp, 1971)

• Imaging Sound : An Ethnomusicological Study of Music, Art, and Culture in Mughal India. Bonnie C. Wade (University of Chicago Press, USA, 0226868400, Cloth, 276pp, Illustrated, B&W, 1998)

• In Praise Of Krishna : Songs from the Bengali. Edward C. Dimock (University of Chicago Press, USA, 0226152316, Paper, 95pp, Illustrated, B&W, 1981)

• In Search of Lata Mangeshkar. Harish Bhimani (Indus, India, 8172231830, paper, 331pp, illustrated, b&w, 1995)

• Indian National Songs. R. K. Prabhu, ed. (Popular Prakashan, India, cloth, 101pp, 1966)

• Indien-Gatans Musik. Marie Korpe (Musikmuseet, Sweden, paper, 24pp, Illustrated, B&W , 1987)

• Kathakali : An Introduction to the Dance Drama of Kerala. Clifford R. Jones and Betty True Jones (The American Society for Eastern Arts and Theatre Arts Books, USA, Paper, 115pp, Illustrated, B&W, 1970)

• Learn Hindi & Hindu Film Songs Dr. Anjana Sandhir (New York Life Insurance Co., USA/ Parshwa, India, cloth, 177pp, 2004)

• Learn to Play on Tabla. Ram Avtar'Vir (Pankaj Publications, India, Paper, 47pp, illustrated, b&w, 1977)

• Learn to Play on Tabla 2. Ram Avtar Veer (Pankaj Publications, India, Paper, 52pp, illustrated, b&w, 1977)

• Learning Indian Music : A Systematic Approach. Ravi Shankar (Onomatopoeia, USA, , Paper, 76 p., illust. b&w, in printed cardboard case with three audio cassettes. 1979)

• Leaves From My Scrap Book. G Venkatachalam (Raj Book House, India, paper, 215pp, 1961)

• Life of Music in North India. Daniel M. Neuman (University of Chicago, USA, 0226575160, paper, 296pp, Illustrated, B&W, 1990)

• Music in South India : The Karnatak Concert Tradition and Beyond. T. Viswanathan and Matthew Harp Allen (Oxford University Press, USA, 0195145917, Paper, 150pp, illustrated, b&w, 2004)

• Music of Hindu Trinidad. Helen Myers (University of Chicago, USA, 0226554538, paper, 510pp, illustrated, b&w, 1998 )

• Music of India. William Jones & N. August Willard (Susil Gupta Private LTD., nonumber, cloth, 114pp, 1962)

• Oriental and Character Dances. Helen Frost (A.S. Barnes, USA, cloth, illustrated, 118pp, 1930)

• The Ragas of North India. Walter Kaufmann (Indiana University Press, USA, 0253347807, Cloth, 625 p., illust. b&w, 1974)

• The Rags of North Indian Music : Their Structure and Evolution. N.A. Jairazbhoy (Wesleyan University Press, USA, 0819540277, Cloth, 222 p., illust. b&w, 1971)

• Ravi Shankar - My Music My Life. Ravi Shankar (Simon and Schuster, USA, paper, 160pp, illustrated, b&w, 1968)

• Ravi Shankar - My Music My Life. Ravi Shankar (Vikas, UK, cloth, 160pp, Illustrated, B&W, 1992)

• Satyagraha: M.K. Gandhi in South Africa, 1893-1914 : the historical material and libretto comprising the opera's book. Constance De Jong and Philip Glass (Tanam Press, USA, 0934378444, Paper, 80pp, illustrated, b&w, 1983)

• Songs of the Bards of Bengal. Deben Bhattacharya [translator] (Grove Press, USA, paper, 120pp, illustrated, b&w, 1969)

• Sufi Music of India and Pakistan: Sound, Context, and Meaning in Qawwali. Regula Burckhardt Quershi, Regula B. Qureshi (University of Chicago Press, 0226700925, paper, 265pp, 1995)

• Taj Mahal Foxtrot : The Story of Bombay's Jazz Age. Naresh Fernandes (Roli Books, India, 9788174367594, Cloth, 192pp, Illustrated, B&W, 2012)

• The Dictionary of Hindustani Classical Music. Bimalakanta Roychaudhuri (Motilal Banarsidass, India, 8120817087, cloth, 193 ppp, 2000)

• The Music of India. Peggy Holroyde (Praeger, USA, cloth, 290pp, illustrated, b&w, 1972)

• The Music of India. Reginald & Jamila Massey (Crescendo, USA, 0800854519, paper, 189pp, 1976)

• The Sitar Book. Allen Keesee (Oak, USA, paper, 63pp, Illustrated, B&W, 1968)