An ethnography (with CD) of music and performance in the Republic of Mongolia. Not just traditional entertainment, Mongolian music offers great insight into the culture and history of the region. The book includes a compact disc with traditional music compiled by Carole Pegg during her research. With chapters on Shamanism, Buddhist performance traditions, folk religious practices, celebration, sport and play. The author is a professor of musicology at the University of Cambridge.  (MGL43, $35.00)