{"product_id":"lament-from-epirus-by-christopher-c-king-9780393248999","title":"Lament from Epirus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a gramophone shop in Istanbul, renowned record collector Christopher C. King uncovered some of the strangest—and most hypnotic—sounds he had ever heard. The 78s were immensely moving, seeming to tap into a primal well of emotion inaccessible through contemporary music. The songs, King learned, were from Epirus, an area straddling southern Albania and northwestern Greece and boasting a folk tradition extending back to the pre-Homeric era. To hear this music is to hear the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLament from Epirus\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable journey into a musical obsession, which traces a unique genre back to the roots of song itself. As King hunts for two long-lost virtuosos—one of whom may have committed a murder—he also tells the story of the Roma people who pioneered Epirotic folk music and their descendants who continue the tradition today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKing discovers clues to his most profound questions about the function of music in the history of humanity: What is the relationship between music and language? Why do we organise sound as music? Is music superfluous, a mere form of entertainment, or could it be a tool for survival? King's journey becomes an investigation into song and dance's role as a means of spiritual healing—and what that may reveal about music's evolutionary origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47603009487084,"sku":"9780393248999","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780393248999-lament-from-epirus.jpg?v=1778052836","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/lament-from-epirus-by-christopher-c-king-9780393248999","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}