Murphy, John P. - Music in Brazil

As the largest nation in Latin America, Brazil is home to some of the most celebrated music in the world. This case study in the Global Music Series edited by Bonnie C. Wade and Patricia Shehan Campbell is one of the first books to explore the contemporary diversity of Brazilian music. Each chapter combines narratives of musical events with musical analysis, personal histories of musicians, and explorations of the connections between music and other domains of Brazilian culture and society. Unlike most textbook treatments of Latin American music that concentrate on traditional genres, this text emphasizes styles of music (such as Brazilian rap, Brazilian heavy metal, and musica brega) that most Brazilians enjoy today.

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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

Series	Global Music