Around the World in 575 songs - Nick Wall

This series contains four volumes.

Volume 1 - Europe
This volume covers  more or less all the european nations and their different musical traditions and cultures. It is very comprehensive and can be used as a good guide book of music for European nations.

Volume 2 - Africa
This one as similar to first volume covers more or less all of africa and can be used as a good guide book for the musical tradition of that continent.

Volume 3 - Asia and Oceania
This one covers Countries of Asia and Oceania, such as Australia.

Volume 4 - America
This volume covers the entirety of America from South to North.

What I find some of the most attractive features of this book are-

A. It is filled with information. I mean packed, totally jammed.

B. It is very very detailed.

C. The introductions before every volume is very unique and shows the in depth knowledge of the author regarding this subject matter.

D. There are lots and lots of quotations and references from great musicians and I really think that the readers would love to read these. At least I definitely did!

E. They are written in a lucid style and the narrative feels as if the author is having a direct conversation with the readers , which makes it very interesting and engrossing.

F.  Anyone can feel how much tge author did research on this subject to publish such a work. It is extremely hardwork.

G. There are also lots of stories about the life of famous musicians which inspire us. It is the most entertaining part of these books.

Overall this is a great collection for any music lovers to have.

Hey guys if you all want to share your thoughts and opinions regarding this book please comment below. I'd love to hear from you all!