Music in Brazil: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture
- Author: Murphy, John P.
John P. Murphy's Music in Brazil is a concise, accurate, and very usable book. It presents some musical genres that even most Brazilians have never heard of, along with as mainstream as one can... — More…
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Contents
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- CD Track List
- PART I: MUSIC AND NATIONAL IDENTITY
- 1. Brazil's National Music
- Carnaval in Recife
- Samba
- Varieties of Samba
- The history of samba
- Samba and carnaval
- Samba today: a range of meanings
- Samba on screen
- 2. Projecting Brazilian Identity Nationally and Internationally
- Choro
- Bossa nova
- Musica brega
- PART 2: MUSIC AND REGIONAL IDENTITY
- 3. Expressing Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous Identity
- Capoeira
- Music of the KayapO-Kikrin
- 4. The Sound of the Northeast
- Cavalo-Marinho
- Maracatu
- Baiao and Forro
- Luiz Gonzaga and the baiao
- Arlindo dos Oito Baixos and instrumental forro
- 5. Expressing Southern Brazilian Identity
- Musica caipira
- Musica sertaneja
- Musica gaucha
- PART 3: MUSICAL COSMOPOLITANISM
- 6. The Innovative Music Scene of Recife
- The Mangue Movement
- Mundo Livre S/A
- Devotos
- DJ Dolores e Orchestra Santa Massa
- Glossary of Musical Terms
- References
- Resources
- Index