 | Texas-Czech Bands, 1929-1959 by Various Artists
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $11.55 Where did the 'swing' in western swing come from? This fine collection provides the answer.
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 | Polish Village Music - Historic Polish-American Recordings 1927-1933 by Various Artists
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $9.98 Think polka, think Frankie Yankovic? Not so, this is the real deal. Raw, gutsy fiddle and accordion based music.
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 | Ukrainian Village Music - Historing Recordings 1928-1933 by Various Artists
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $11.65 And here's the proof that the eastern european heritage extends further to the east than Poland and Czechia.
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 | Tamburitza! Hot String Band Music by Various Artists
Buy new: $24.98 / Used from: $15.29 An absolutely wonderful collection of dance tunes made by immigrant from the Balkan region. Hot stuff!
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 | Klezmer Music: Early Yiddish Instrumental Music: The First Recordings: 1908-1927, From the Collection of Dr. Martin Schwartz by Various Artists
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $12.98 The musical remnants of the eastern european jewish culture, that was so completely destroyed by the nazis. Songs for daily life and for festive occations.
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 | Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World to Our World by Various Artists
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $5.49 Another terrific collection of jewish music recorded by jewish immigrant in the new world.
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 | Wheels of the World, Vol. 1 by Various Artists
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $4.52 The irish were among the earliest and largest immigrant groups and of course recorded many examples of their music and songs from the shamrock island.
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 | Wheels of the World, Vol. 2 by Various Artists
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $1.35 Volume two of the above, which offers another serving of traditional irish songs and music.
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 | Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics: 1927-1938 by Various Artists
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $6.78 Moving to a completely different geographical spot, here's a very fine sampling of the Hawaiian steel gutar tradition, from which the steel guitar spread to both blues and country music.
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 | Slidin' on the Frets: The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Phenomenon by Various Artists
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $6.66 More vintage Hawaiian music. Absolutely wonderful stuff. Not a Bing Crosby or even a Don Ho in sight here!
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 | Early American Cajun Music by Various Artists
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $8.93 From the french speaking of the Louisiana swamps, here's some of the best and earliest recordings of traditional cajun music.
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 | Early American Cajun Music: The Early Recordings of Leo Soileau by Leo Soileau
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $9.95 And a second volume of the same. The early recordings from cajun music pioneer Leo Soileau.
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 | Mexican-American Border Music, Vol. 1: Pioneer Recording Artists (1928-1958) by Various Artists
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $9.72 From the culturally fertile soil between the USA and Mexico, here's the first of a multi-volume series of early recordings of various styles.
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 | Mexican-American Border Music, Vol. 3: Norteño And Tejano Accordion Pioneers by Various Artists
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $11.99 Another volume from the same series, and equally fascinating. Check out the remaining volumes for yourself - they're all really, really good.
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![Calypso Pioneers 1912 - 1937 [CD on Demand]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51rZAjJxp1L._SL75_.jpg) | Calypso Pioneers 1912 - 1937 [CD on Demand] by Various
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $36.71 Finishing off in the Caribic, here's first a fine collection of early calypsos like the ones, which influenced the evolution of jazz in New Orleans around the late 1800's.
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 | Au Bal Antillais: Franco Creole Biguines From Martinique, Early Recordings Of Caribbean Dance Music by Various Artists
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $11.25 And finally a sample of french-language recording from the French Antilles in the style known as biguines. Great music for dancing!
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 | Music Of Arab-Americans by Various Artists
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $10.82 OK, just one more then! Probably the most unfamiliar sounding of the lot, this is Middle East music performed by and for the immigrants from that region in America.
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 | Ethnic Music on Records: A Discography of Ethnic Recordings Produced in the United States, 1893-1942: Middle East, Far East, Scandinavian, English Language, ... Indian, I (Music in American Life) (v. 5) by Richard K. Spottswood
Buy new: $60.00 / Used from: $159.26 The pioneering all-encompassing discography in seven heavy volumes by Richard K. Spottswood. Lists ALL ethnic recordings made in the USA from 1893 to 1942.
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 | Ethnic and Border Music: A Regional Exploration (Greenwood Guides to American Roots Music) by Norm Cohen
Buy new: $75.00 / Used from: $69.75 Not yet published, but if the previous volumes in the series and other work by the author are anything to go by, then this will be a very thorough survey of the various styles and regions comprising valuable discographical recomendations.
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 | Ethnic Recordings in America: A Neglected Heritage (Studies in American Folklife, No. 1) by American Folklife Center
Buy used from: $8.99 A very good collection of scholarly writings on various topic within the main subject e.g. ethnic field recordings, ethnic recordings in the integration vs. segregation proces, the ethnic recordings industry. Long out of print, but definately worth searching out at your library.
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 | A Passion for Polka: Old-Time Ethnic Music in America by Victor Greene
Buy new: $60.00 / Used from: $6.99 Actually, despite the title, not just about polka, but very much about ethnic music and the ethnic music industry in America as a general phenomenon.
Highly recommended.
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 | American Klezmer: Its Roots and Offshoots
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $7.80 Again, a book apparently limiting it's scope to one particular style of music and one particular ethnic group. Still, there's a lot of information of more general interest.
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