The Defence of Tradition in Brazilian Popular Music: Politics, Culture and the Creation of Música Popular Brasileira
- Author: Stroud, Sean
[Stroud] does an excellent job of teasing out the various polemics related to Brazilian popular music —
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Contents
- Contents: Introduction
- Musical nationalism and the 'cultural invasion' debate
- Inventing the idea of MPB
- Television and popular music
- Cultural imperialism, globalization, and the Brazilian record industry
- The state as cultural mediator: the PolA tica Nacional de Cultura, FUNARTE and the Projeto Pixinguinha
- Musical mapping: locating and defending the regional
- Reconsidering musical tradition: MAsica do Brasil and Tumos ItaA Cultural MAsica
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.