World Music: A Global Journey - Audio CD Only 3rd Edition

Even though this book is required for a class I am taking, I was reluctant to purchase it based on the reviews saying the product is not as advertised. I agree that the description is unclear, but I purchased the paperback & 3 CD set directly from Amazon, and the product arrived in new condition with all three working CDs. I can't say whether other versions (the Kindle edition, hardcover, copies from third-party sellers) would arrive with the music needed. At $73.27, it's not the worst price I've had to pay for a physical textbook (with CDs) by far. Just make sure that the version you are purchasing will have everything you need and you know how to access the audio content, CD or mp3, before you decide.As for the content, it seems to be a pretty standard textbook. I skimmed through sections (my class hasn't started yet), and it seems to have good information. I'm posting my review now, before I've really used the book, to make it clear that it is possible to purchase a version with the music you will probably need for a class.UPDATE May 2014:Now that I have finished my class I have changed my rating from 4 to 3 stars. While the book contains a lot of good, accurate information, it is somewhat poorly organized, and at times I found it confusing to read. I also noticed several editing errors that were not just typos but content problems. The worst error I found was a chapter review question that referenced a paragraph that had been removed from this edition (which made doing my homework pretty difficult). I'm still giving it three stars because I felt I learned a lot, but at times this book takes some extra effort to fully understand it.

The book is pretty good and I found it to be a pretty good companion for learning beyond the world music class that I took. I will be keeping this book for reference in the future.The CD's...that was another issue. They had superficial scratches all over them and during some of the audio tracks would skip or there would be digital noise indicative of scratches on the CD surface.I contacted the publisher and insisted that they be replaced due to faulty packaging. There were 2 other students in my class that had issues with disc damage due to packaging as well. After a short rebuttal, they replaced them but don't count on it being replaced within the time that you need them. Go to your college library and rip them real quick (no harm, you already paid for them) the text and discs should be on reserve. Some might find it quicker or more efficient to go through Amazon with a replacement since they are selling the product that has known packaging issues.There is some pretty good music on the discs if you are into anything other than pop-crap.

I used this book for a class. My major is computer ans information systems, so this is probably as far as you can get from my academic and professional interests. Fortunately, the book and the professor made it an enjoyable course. It's very well-written and interesting. College text books of any kind tend to be horribly-written and obviously only chosen because the professor or department head has some kind of relationship with the author or publisher. This is a clear exception.One thing I did find lacking is music from the Maghreb (the countries from Libya to Mauritania). I know they had to pack in a lot of different types of music, but it's a pretty big and culturally distinct region to apparently lump in with the Middle East and not give any mention to Berber music or Arab music west of Egypt. There is a whole genre originating from Algeria called Raï, which has an interesting history and stories behind it.

This is a great text. I am using it to teach a World Music class and it has a lot of information and examples.Many people rated this low becuase they said it did not come with the Mp3. That is not the case. At the end of the table of contents is says to email [email protected] with proof of purchasing the eBook (I just forwarded my email from Amazon) and they email you back with a code. After you have that code it is a simple process and you have access to the Mp3.

The book has great info and is easily readable... Unfortunately the condition I received the book was heavily used and only came with 2 of 3 CD's. But when you rent from a third party, there is no use in complaining. Saved me a bunch of money in the long run.

I rented the book and I expected it to come with CDs and it didn't. I'm also disappointed that the book came with a torn cover taped back together with horrible binding. The only positive I can say is that all of the pages Inside look like it's in good condition.

When I ordered "World Music: A Global Journey- Paperback & CD Set Value Pack" somewhere in the fine print it mentioned that the CD set may or may not be included, which the title clearly does not indicate. By the time I got the book summer session had started and I couldn't return the book for a Value Pack that actually contained the CDs. Overall a huge inconvenience and totally misleading.

If you read in the beginning of the book after the table of contents it tells you to send an email to [email protected] with proof of purchase in order to access the MP3 files. My email was returned within 24 hours with a link and access code to a site to download the music files for all 3 CD's. How to complain when the CD's cost $40 and the book upwards of $50 but renting the book and getting the MP3's for $14. Win-win.

A great shame that I am unable to upload or download the accompanying tracks on youtube or itunes as detailed in the ebook. The book is quite useless without these features

Die Artikelbeschreibung stimmt nicht. Es wird auch bei der Paperback-Ausgabe gesagt, dass CDs dabei seien: Features of the Third Edition Over 3 hours of diverse musical examples. with a third audio CD of new musical examples. Die Paperback-Ausgabe wird jedoch ohne CDs versandt.Ebenso ist die Kundenrezension, die sich auf das Taschenbuchformat beziehen soll, unzutreffend:Format:Taschenbuch |Von Amazon bestätigter KaufI'm using this book in a survey ethnomusicology class. It's well written, concise, and covers a lot of territory with a decent amount if depth. I'm a music composer and definitely plan to keep this book & the CDs in my collection when the class is done.Wann wird Amazon endlich die Artikelbeschreibung korrigieren? Andere haben sich schon bei der Kindle Edition beschwert, die anscheinend ebenfalls nicht korrekt ist. Eine Rücksendung ist ausgeschlossen, wenn der Artikel geöffnet ist und man feststellt, es sind keine CDs vorhanden.

Do not buy. There is no access to the MP3 files.