The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular Music of Brazil - Softcover

McGowan, Chris; Pessanha, Ricardo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823076733 ISBN 13: 9780823076734

Publisher: Bpi Communications, 1991

Synopsis

"Perhaps the best survey in English of Brazilian popular music. Covers from 19th-century genres such as modinhas up to 1980s Brazilian rock. Includes invaluable descriptions of styles, musical instruments, and short biographical data on composers and singers. Reviewed in Notes, Vol. 50, No. 1, 1993, p. 200-201. Useful introduction to Brazilian music"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/Explores the rich musical culture of Brazil and discusses regional sounds and the performers who popularized them

About this title

Book Description:

Brazilian music has exponentially increased in its popularity over the decade since the last edition of The Brazilian Sound was published. This revised and expanded edition includes discussions of developments in samba and other key genres, the rise of female singer-songwriters in recent years, new works by established artists like Milton Nascimento and Gilberto Gil and the mixing of bossa with electronica. This clearly written and lavishly illustrated encyclopedic survey features dozens of new entries and photographs, an extensive glossary of Brazilian music terms and more.

This edition of The Brazilian Sound contains new discussions of:
· musica sertaneja and musica caipira
· Brazilian funk and rap/hip-hop
· electronic dance music
· young contemporary musicians inspired by traditional music
· the rise of new samba artists
· Plus! an updated bibliography and glossary, and a new list of Web resources

From the Publisher:

An encyclopedia survey of Brazilian popular music

About this edition

• Publisher: Bpi Communications
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0823076733
• ISBN 13: 9780823076734
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 215