Slobin (music, Wesleyan) presents folk song collections and essays by Soviet-Jewish ethnomusicologist Beregovsky. Translated into English for the first time, a short introduction discusses controversies over Beregovsky's place in Stalin-era politics and ethnography. Songs are rendered in the 1930s Soviet system for transliterating Yiddish rather than the contemporary Western system. English translations follow in separate sections. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)