Joe Boyd at The Local Center
Mar 18, 7 PM • Saugerties, NY: The Local Center for Arts and Culture • 16 John St, Saugerties, NY 12477
Brian Eno wrote “What an amazing book! I doubt I’ll ever read a better account of the history and sociology of popular music than this one. It has me saying ‘Wow’ on every page.”
“Joe Boyd has an acute ear for music and an astute eye for talent. Here he reveals the searching intellect, the generous spirit, and the deep heart beneath his extraordinary life’s work.” - T Bone Burnett
“One only hopes this can be taught in schools.” - Ry Cooder
“Profound . . . and beyond.” - Robert Plant
“Love this book. Joe gives us the wider and deeper contexts that shaped music. And, in many cases, he was there. It's big, but it's a page turner!” - David Byrne
From the legendary producer of Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, REM, and Taj Mahal and author of White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s comes a riveting new book And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music, a world-spanning tour of the artists, histories, controversies, and collaborations that shaped global music.
Having produced Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Fairport Convention, Nick Drake etc, Boyd had turned his attention to music from over the horizon, derived from the rites and roots of those who make it. The culmination of Boyd’s lifelong journey in pursuit of such music is this vast book and every paragraph is packed with information and inspiration – but written with a refreshingly light touch.
Inasmuch as music is an expression of the human world – our aspirations, tribulations and celebrations – this is a history of that world, told through music. And although music may derive from heritage, it is by definition “sans frontières”, and the book explores “how rhythms, scales, and melodies flowed across the globe, constantly altering what the world danced and listened to”. Especially across the Atlantic Middle Passage: a binding thread explains how much great music was created in defiance of the brutal horrors of colonialism and slavery. Counterculture icon Joe Boyd's new book covers everything from fifth-century Roma music to Miriam Makeba.
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“The producer’s epic account of global music’s cross-pollination is an inspiring tale of seduction, expression and freedom from oppression.” The Guardian
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More about Joe:
Joe Boyd is a record producer and writer known for his memoir, White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s. Artists he has produced include Nick Drake, Pink Floyd, REM, Taj Mahal, Fairport Convention, Richard & Linda Thompson, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Toots and the Maytals, Sandy Denny, 10,000 Maniacs, and many others across a nearly sixty-year career.
After graduating from Harvard in 1964, Boyd tour-managed Muddy Waters, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz and others, then served as production manager for the historic 1965 Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals. He moved to London to open the UK office of Elektra Records and started the famous UFO Club, original home to Pink Floyd and Soft Machine. His production company, Witchseason, set the course for folk and folk-rock music in Britain.
Boyd moved to Los Angeles in 1971 to work for Warner Brothers Films. In 1979 he launched Hannibal Records, which led the way for bringing global artists to Western audiences, including Cuban, Malian, Brazilian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, and Spanish artists. A gifted raconteur, he appears frequently on the BBC and other radio outlets. His music podcast, Joe Boyd’s A-Z has received over a quarter of a million visits.
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From the legendary producer of Nick Drake, R.E.M., Toots and the Maytals, and Pink Floyd and author of White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s comes a riveting, world-spanning tour de force illuminating the artists, histories, controversies, and collaborations that shaped global music.
Hardcover Release: Sep 24, 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 9798988670025 • 960 pages • two 16-page full-color photo inserts
Paperback Release: Apr 1, 2025
Paperback ISBN: 9798988670056 • 968 pages • two 16-page full-color photo inserts
