Chapter 1: Latin American Music: An Overview
Introduction
Indigenous Cultures Before 1492
1492 and the Advent of Syncretism
Modern Native Societies
· Indigenous Music Today
Latin America Today
Chapter 2: The Classical Tradition
Introduction
The Colonial Period
The Nineteenth Century: Romanticism in America
The Twentieth Century: Nationalism in America
Chapter 3: Mexico
Introduction
Historical Overview
Mexican Celebrations
Mexican Native Traditions
Mexican Folk Music
Regional Traditions
Popular Music in Mexico
Chapter 4: The Spanish-Speaking Caribbean
Introduction to the Caribbean
Cuba
Puerto Rico
o Vejigantes
o Bomba
o Plena
The Dominican Republic
Chapter 5: The English- & French-Speaking Caribbean
Jamaica
· Afro-Jamaican Traditions o Maroon Nation: Obeah o Bongo Nation: Kumina o Revival Zion and Pocomania o Rastafarianism o Rastafarian Music o Jonkonnu · Jamaican Popular Music o Harry Belafonte o Mento o Ska o Rocksteady o Reggae o Bob Marley and The Wailers o Dub Music o Dancehall and Ragga Trinidad · Trinidadian Carnival · Early Song Forms: Kalinda and Lavway · Calypso · Tamboo Bamboo · Steel Pan · Soca · Rapso · Parang · Chutney The French-Speaking CaribbeanHaiti
Martinique and Guadeloupe
The Garífuna
Chapter 6: Brazil
Introduction
The Roots of Brazilian Music
Carnival
The Northeast
Other Rural Styles
Musica Popular Brasileira
Chapter 7: Colombia & Venezuela
Introduction to South America
Colombia
Venezuela
Chapter 8: The Andean Region
Introduction
The Incas
The Modern Andean Region
Peru
Chapter 9: The Southern Cone Region
Introduction
Argentina
Chile
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