Designed to supplement a textbook for an introductory course in ethnomusicology, this reader presents a cross section of the best new writing in the field from the last fifteen to twenty years. Leading contributors supplement textbook readings and listening assignments with scholarly articles that provide more in-depth information on geographic regions and topics, and introduce issues that will facilitate classroom or small group discussion. These sources serve other purposes as well: they exemplify research technique and format, and serve as models for the use of academic language; and they collectively illustrate the range of ethnographic method and analytical style in the discipline of ethnomusicology. An invaluable introduction to the best writing in the field for students, professors and music professionals, this book will not only be accepted in both introductory and upper level courses, but also in music libraries and resource centres.