This book profiles 18 distinct styles of world music. Each section includes performance notes, authentic-sounding bass lines written in tab and standard notation, and recommendations for further listening and reading. The accompanying CD features full-band demos of all 18 styles, including: bossa nova, calypso, mambo, maracatu, merengue, reggae, rumba, salsa, samba, ska, tango, tumbão, zydeco and more.