"This is a perceptive book and a comfortable read. . . . [Levin] beautifully presents his central ideas regarding the spiritual and ecological music making in Inner Asia with enchanting and captivating storytelling. . . . A welcome addition to reading this text is the accompanying CD/DVD, which includes musical examples illustrating the stories and further draws readers into the telling of his story. These audiovisual examples not only function to help in understanding the book itself but are useful for class teaching on Inner Asian music."—Asian Music
"Always readable, with issues and ideas presented in an immediate style, rich in personal vignettes and ethnographic detail, and brought to life by the fabulous audio/visual supplement material that is available on-line, Where Rivers and Mountains Sing is a gift for teachers and students."—Ethnomusicology
"This is a complex, informationally-dense book that fits well into recent trends toward aural phenomena."—Nina Fales
"Thanks to his wonderful innate taste, his tremendous linguistic skills, and his curiosity and passion to share what he discovers, Ted Levin has given us a window into a world of traditional music we might never otherwise know."—Yo-Yo Ma
"A vivid picture of music in inner Asia today—both the ancient traditions and the way they're rubbing up against the modern world. . . . After reading this immensely readable and thought-provoking book, you'll never listen to throat singing the same way again."—Simon Broughton, editor, Songlines and Rough Guide to World Music
"No other writer could extract such a melange of philosophy, acoustics, and aesthetics from one man's vocalization over a running stream—or report with such canny insight on how that individual must negotiate his life as a 'star' in the West."—Michael Church, BBC World Service
"Entertaining, fascinating, and well written, it depicts important issues in the globalization of indigenous music."—Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer, Georgetown University
"Entertaining, fascinating, and well written, it depicts important issues in the globalization of indigenous music."—Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer, Georgetown University
"A vivid picture of music in inner Asia today—both the ancient traditions and the way they're rubbing up against the modern world. . . . After reading this immensely readable and thought-provoking book, you'll never listen to throat singing the same way again."—Simon Broughton, editor, Songlines and Rough Guide to World Music
"Thanks to his wonderful innate taste, his tremendous linguistic skills, and his curiosity and passion to share what he discovers, Ted Levin has given us a window into a world of traditional music we might never otherwise know."—Yo-Yo Ma
"No other writer could extract such a melange of philosophy, acoustics, and aesthetics from one man's vocalization over a running stream—or report with such canny insight on how that individual must negotiate his life as a 'star' in the West."—Michael Church, BBC World Service
