Music audiobooks

Bitter Crop

By: Paul Alexander

Narrated by: Maya Days

Length: 11 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A revelatory look at the tumultuous life of a jazz legend and American cultural icon

“A book written as only one artist could view another, with insight and sincere compassion.” —Sandra Cisneros, best-selling author of Woman Without Shame

In the first biography of Billie Holiday in more than two decades, Paul Alexander—author of heralded lives of... Read more

The Afterburn of Dreams

By: Ashley Capes

Narrated by: Ashley Capes

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Spoken word poetry from Australian poet Ashley Capes - commissioned and recorded during the early stages of the pandemic. Poems are drawn from Ashley's collections, released in various forms over the last 15 or so years.
Words, voice - Ashley Capes
Piano - Sean ForanDrums - John ParkerAcoustic Bass - Samuel Vincent
I find myself deeply indebted to... Read more

Dirty Days

By: Kevin Patrick Corrigan

Narrated by: Kevin Patrick Corrigan

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

DIRTY DAYS is a nonfiction narrative. The Setting - the tough Irish bars of New York City in the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. A place where life can change in an unforeseen instant.
As a Bleecker street bouncer and musician during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s in Greenwich Village, author and narrator Kevin Patrick Corrigan relives true stories of... Read more

First Things First

By: Nadirah Simmons

Narrated by: Nadirah Simmons

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

This enlightening book reframes the history of hip-hop—and this time, women are given credit for all their trailblazing achievements that have left an undeniable impact on music. 

FIRST THINGS FIRST, hip-hop is not just the music, and women have played a big role in shaping the way it looks today. FIRST THINGS FIRST takes readers on a journey... Read more

Song

By: John Potter

Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick

Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of our most innovative singers, a vibrant history of song stretching from Hildegard von Bingen and Benjamin Britten to Björk



"Songs can be intensely personal (whether you hear them or sing them) and none of us would choose the same twelve songs as anyone else. My choices are based on decades of performing experience in many different... Read more

Entspannungsmusik für Mensch & Tier

By: Isabell Maurer

Narrated by: Isabell Maurer

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Entspannungsmusik für Mensch & Tier Verbindet Eure Herzen Das Autoren-Duo Isabell Maurer & Abbas Schirmohammadi hat mit seinem Audioprogramm "Entspannung für Mensch & Tier" bereits viele Tierhalterinnen und Tierhalter begeistert. Die Nachfrage nach der im Hintergrund zu hörenden Entspannungsmusik ist groß, sodass wir diese nun... Read more

Summimanns Abenteuer

By: Michael Vogdt

Narrated by: Michi Vogdt

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Ein Abenteuer des kleinen Mückenjungen Summimann aus Köln, erzählt mit westfälischem Witz und Charme. Mit tollen Liedern zu den abenteuerlichen Situationen, Lieder die zum Mitmachen animieren und auch schon mal eine Gänsehaut hervorrufen. Vorgetragen von kleinen und großen Sängern und Sängerinnen, die die Freude, den Spaß, die Ängste und die... Read more

Kick The Dark (Say It With A Song, Vol. 1)

By: Scott Ginsberg

Narrated by: Scott Ginsberg

Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Kick The Dark is a musical memoir masterclass about death. Press play, and Scott Ginsberg’s inner life will unfold in three distinctive dimensions: Meditations, Music, and Methods. First, the meditations delve into the profound stories behind each song, as the artist unravels the people, occasions, and feelings that triggered his moments of... Read more

The crimes of Marilyn Manson

By: Jakub Jahl

Narrated by: Claudia Alvarez

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

"I'm not man enough to be human. But I'm learning to fake it." Marilyn Manson
This book is about the cult of Marilyn Manson
This book describes why and how Marilyn Manson became an abusive monster. It explores Manson’s life and inner world through his art. The core is about the transformation of Manson’s art in the „High End of Low“ era when... Read more

The Remarkable Big Band Era

By: John Rayburn

Narrated by: John Rayburn

Length: 12 hours

Abridged: No

Just what is nostalgia? Here are provocative and exciting stories about a great period of popular music. It was a time when the nation was facing desperate days of the Great Depression as well on-going fears of a World War. The still young radio industry was a major force in helping provide a worried nation with a source of entertainment and... Read more

Le canzoni del mondo di Oz

By: Gianluca Testa

Narrated by: Gianluca Testa

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Questo audiolibro contiene la colonna sonora originale del musical "IN CAMMINO PER OZ", portato in scena con grande successo dal 2006 dalla compagnia La Fabbrica dell'Attore del Teatro Vascello di Roma, con la regia di Giancarlo Nanni. Composta, arrangiata, suonata, cantata e registrata live da Gianluca Testa, che interpretava anche il ruolo del... Read more

Ich hab das Paradies gesehen (ungekürzt)

By: Achim Reichel

Narrated by: Achim Reichel

Length: 12 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Achim Reichel, seit weit über 60 Jahren auf der Bühne zuhause, blickt zurück auf sein Leben. 2024 feierte er zu seiner größten Verwunderung seinen 80. Geburtstag - und es ist viel passiert, was sich zu erzählen lohnt: In den Sechzigern feiert er als Frontmann der Rattles Erfolge, wird in den Siebzigern Vorreiter des Krautrocks, veröffentlicht... Read more

The Ballad of Speedball Baby

By: Ali Smith

Narrated by: Ali Smith

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

A Stylist Magazine (UK) pick for Best New NonfictionA That Eric Alper pick for My Next ReadsThe Ballad of Speedball Baby is the thrilling, darkly hilarious, and heart-wrenchingly vulnerable story of Ali Smith’s coming-of-age in ’90s New York as she commits to the messy, exhilarating life of a musician and must survive the slings and arrows... Read more

Can I Kick It?

By: Idris Goodwin

Narrated by: Idris Goodwin

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

“Can I kick it?”
“Yes you can!”
—A Tribe Called Quest Situated squarely in the oral traditions of hip-hop and BreakBeat Poetry, Idris Goodwin’s work bridges the divide between the reader and the poet. Combining the tongue-in-cheek and the irreverent with the melancholy and incisive, Goodwin’s poetry samples and re-purposes pop-culture—from Back... Read more

音乐的故事

By: （美）亨德里克·威廉·房龙 著

Narrated by: 先读

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：《音乐的故事》评述了世界音乐史上各个时期伟大的音乐家的心路历程。在众多人物面前，作者房龙按时间先后顺序，以平易近人的语气、独特的犀利目光，对西方音乐历史进行了梳理，并娓娓道出西方早期音乐、文艺复兴时期的音乐及近现代音乐状况和未来发展趋势，以及音乐家们的身世行迹。静心读来，高雅的音乐，经典的旋律，名垂乐史的大师，仿佛就在你的身边。《音乐的故事》逻辑和条理清晰，读者可以读一本故事书的状态来品读房龙的音乐思想，并由此大体把握欧洲音乐史的发展脉络，知晓那些光鲜的音乐家的别样人生。作者简介：房龙，著名的美国作家和历史学家。1882年生于荷兰鹿特丹。1902年只身赴美，入康奈尔大学，1905年获学士学位。1911年获德国慕尼黑大学博士学位。曾先后在美国几所大学任教，后来又从事记者、编辑和... Read more

When He Looked At Me

By: Bruce Briggz & Rangel McLaurin

Narrated by: Bruce Briggz, Desmond Sean Ellington, Xharlie B...

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

An extravagant journey of events that leads to the crucifixion of one of the most iconic figures in the world. From the point of view of a soldier, who plays a significant role in this story. Read more

安徒生童话

By: 汉斯·克里斯汀·安徒生（Hans Christian Andersen）

Narrated by: 新华先锋

Length: 12 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：《中小学生必读丛书：安徒生童话》收集了安徒生童话的大量代表作品，如《丑小鸭》《皇帝的新装》《夜莺》和《豌豆上的公主》等，精心甄选了安徒生最为经典的童话，以期引领孩子们在赏心悦目的情境中，进入奇幻有趣的童话世界；使现实压力与日俱增的成人们，重温人鱼公主、丑小鸭、拇指姑娘的快乐记忆，回归天真、宽容的快乐心态。作者简介：汉斯·克里斯汀·安徒生（Hans Christian Andersen，1805年4月2日～1875年8月4日），又译汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安德森等，19世纪丹麦童话作家，被誉为“世界儿童文学的太阳”。代表作有《坚定的锡兵》《海的女儿》《拇指姑娘》《卖火柴的小女孩》《丑小鸭》《皇帝的新装》等。 Read more

北大国学课

By: 经典课程编委会

Narrated by: 新华先锋

Length: 13 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：《北大国学课》是国学常识的普及读本，内容包括经学、史学、地理、诸子哲学、诗词曲赋、小说戏曲、金石学、图书学、中医、艺术等中国传统文化领域的常识知识，力求从五千年中华文化中撷取精华呈现给读者。全书解读深入浅出，语言简练质朴，让深奥的国学变得亲近和易懂。一本书让普通人读懂传统国学的常识，感悟中华文化的魅力。作者简介：经典课程编委会成员由北京大学、中国人民大学等国内知名高校的教授和讲师组成。编委会成员都具有深厚的文化素养和严谨负责的工作态度，主持编辑的“读经典”系列广受读者欢迎。主播简介：... Read more

Karma

By: Boy George

Narrated by: Boy George

Length: 7 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Nothing short of an amazing story, Karma is the long-anticipated celebrity memoir from Boy George. The memoir delivers a searingly honest and captivating account of his extraordinary life. Take a front-row seat to the highs and lows of a life lived in the spotlight. Boy George's compelling storytelling shines a light on his encounters with... Read more

Soundtrack of Silence

By: Matt Hay

Narrated by: Matt Hay

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

An inspiring memoir of a young man who discovered he was going completely deaf just at the moment he’d fallen in love for the first time.

As a child, Matt Hay didn’t know his hearing wasn’t the way everyone else processed sound—because of the workarounds he did to fit in, even the school nurse didn’t catch his... Read more

Psalms of My People

By: Lenny Duncan

Narrated by: Lenny Duncan

Length: 3 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

If you want to understand the Black experience in the US, you must understand hip-hop, and Psalms of My People is your guide.Treating hip-hop like sacred scripture, lenny duncan traces its history—the artists, their lyrics, and the cultural context—to reveal its role as a conduit to tell the modern story of Black liberation in this country,... Read more

An Audio Bundle: Sing Better Now & What Great Singers Do and You (Probably) Don't

By: Stan Munslow

Narrated by: Stan Munslow

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

Over the years, Stan Munslow has worked with hundreds of professional singers, students and colleagues alike. He has seen it all, from "wow" to "oh dear." If there is one thing (well, six, actually) Munslow would tell all of them, it would be the six high-level pro tips you'll learn on this audio program. May each and every tip help you become... Read more

Steve Stacks Tips & Tricks Guidebook For Indie Musicians Producers

By: Steven Colasanti

Narrated by: Steven Colasanti

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a guidebook made by Steve Stacks. Who is an Official Musician/Producer. It will incorporate these categories: Promoting, Creating Beats, Copyrighting, Live Performance, Industry, Sync Licensing, Merchandise, Performance Rights Organizations, Digital Fingerprint, My Personal Achievements. It has 16 pages. Each page has 200-250 words. It... Read more

Bravo, Anjali!

By: Sheetal Sheth

Narrated by: Sheetal Sheth

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Anjali is back for an encore in this follow-up to Always Anjali! And she isn't going to let anyone make her feel bad for being good at something, especially something she loves.

For Anjali, playing the tabla is something that comes naturally--she loves feeling the drum beneath her fingers and getting lost in the music. She doesn't care that... Read more