Bellaviti, Sean - Musica Tipica

In this book, author Sean Bellaviti offers an insightful new look at how music plays in the formation of national identity by providing a social history and ethnographic account of Panama's most widely embraced musical form: popular cumbia or, as it is more commonly referred to, musica tipica.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Puente del Mundo: Isthmian Geography, Culture and the Development of Cultural Nationalism
Chapter 2: Early Musica Tipica and Its Antecedents
Chapter 3: Accordion Conjuntos and the Commercialization of Panamanian Musica Tipica
Chapter 4: A Listener's Guide to Musica Tipica
Chapter 5: The Professional's Guide to Performing Musica Tipica: The Day-to-Day Life of a Conjunto
Chapter 6: Standing Out While Fitting In: Genre, Style and How to Tell Conjuntos Apart
Chapter 7: El Baile del Pueblo: The Challenges of Presenting and Performing Musica Tipica
Epilogue: July 2018
Bibliography

Series	Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music