CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One
Five Centuries of Music
Chapter Two
Samba: The Heartbeat of Rio
Chapter Three
Bossa Nova: The New Way
Chapter Four
MPB: A Musical Rainbow
Chapter Five
Minas Gerais: Musical Treasures
Chapter Six
Bahia of All the Saints
Chapter Seven
North by Northeast
Chapter Eight
Brazilian Instrumental Music and Jazz
Chapter Nine
Tropical Rock
Chapter Ten
More Brazilian Sounds
Glossary
Select Bibliography
Select Discography
Index
An encyclopedia survey of Brazilian popular music
Chris McGowan was a contributing writer and columnist for Billboard
from 1984 to 1996 and pioneered that publication's coverage of
Brazilian and world music in the mid-1980s. He has written about
the arts and other subjects for Musician, The Beat, the Hollywood
Reporter, the Los Angeles Times, L.A. Weekly, and the Los Angeles
Readers. He is the author of Entertainment in the Cyber Zone:
Exploring the Interactive Universe of Multimedia (1995) and was a
contributor to The Encyclopedia of Latin American History and
Culture (1996).
Ricardo Pessanha has worked as a teacher, writer, editor, and
management executive for CCAA, one of Brazil's leading institutes
of English-language education. He has served as a consultant to
foreign journalists and scholars on numerous cultural projects
relating to Brazil. He has contributed articles and Brazilian music
to The Beat and other publications.
"This book, the first of its kind, is much more than a pioneering work...The Brazilian Sound is both an enthusiastic introduction for the newcomer and a thoughtful analysis for the confirmed fan." --Alan Ryan, The Beat "An informed, useful introduction to Brazilian music." --Fernando Gonzalez, Boston Globe "A great panoramic description of the whole Brazilian musical scene." --Antonio Adolfo, Brazilian composer and music teacher "An excellent book." --Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times "[T]his book has been revised and expanded again to be bigger and better than the previous highly praised incarnations. Ten years on, the music is still evolving, with many new artists and hybridizations, and McGowan and Pessanha are certainly keeping up with the changes. Their book features new coverage of funk, rap, and hip-hop and profiles new samba artists as well as artists on the rise in electronic dance music and other genres. Now that the Internet has made it easier to find and explore once-exotic musical genres, people looking for information about all the kinds of music in Brazil will love this book. Lavishly illustrated with 175 black-and-white photos, 12 maps, and 12 figures, it covers the remarkable breadth of Brazilian music in a highly readable, lively manner. Highly recommended for all public libraries and world music collections, even those owning an earlier edition." Library Journal, 15th November 2008 " An excellent resource on some of the most popular music in Brazil...Clearly written and offering information valuable for understanding Brazilian music in general...Anyone interested in the evolution of Brazilian popular music and some of its most prolific artists of the past centuries will appreciate this title."CHOICE
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