This volume makes available the full range of the American/Canadian musical experience, covering-for the first time in print-all major regions, ethnic groups, and traditional and popular contexts. From musical comedy to world beat, from the songs of the Arctic to rap and house music, from Hispanic Texas to the Chinese communities of Vancouver, the coverage captures the rich diversity and continuities of the vibrant music we hear around us. Special attention is paid to recent immigrant groups, to Native American traditions, and to such socio-musical topics as class, race, gender, religion, government policy, media, and technology.

Ethnomusicology at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music. She is editor of Women and Music inCross-Cultural Perspective (1989).

Audio Examples, Maps, About The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music,Preface, Editorial Advisers, Contributing Authors, Part 1: The United States and Canada as a Musical Area, Part 2: Music in Social and Cultural Contexts, Section 1: Issues of Identity, Section 2: Diverse Environments, Section 3: Processes and Institutions, Section 4: Border Crossings and Fusions, Part 3: Musical Cultures and Regions, Section 1: Music of the American Indians/First Nations in the United States and Canada, Section 2: The United States, Section 3: Canada, Glossary, A Guide to Publications, A Guide to Recordings, A Guide to Films and Videos, Notes on the Audio Examples, Index