Mark Pedelty: 2 books
A Song to Save the Salish Sea
Musical Performance as Environmental Activism
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
On the coast of Washington and British Columbia sit the misty forests and towering mountains of Cascadia. With archipelagos surrounding its shores and tidal surges of the Salish Sea trundling through the interior, this bioregion has long attracted loggers, fishing fleets, and land developers, each...
Musical Ritual in Mexico City
From the Aztec to NAFTA
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2009
On the Zcalo, the main square of Mexico City, Mexico's entire musical history is performed every day. "Mexica" percussionists drum and dance to the music of Aztec rituals on the open plaza. Inside the Metropolitan Cathedral, choristers sing colonial villancicos. Outside the National Palace, the Mexican...