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Choro: A Social History of a Brazilian Popular Music
Tamara Elena Livingston
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Description for Choro: A Social History of a Brazilian Popular Music
Paperback. The first book in English to explore Brazilian choro. Series: Profiles in Popular Music. Num Pages: 274 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Choro is a type of Brazilian popular music similar in background to the celebrated Cuban son of Buena Vista Social Club fame. Choro started in Rio de Janeiro as a fusion of African-based rhythms and structures with European instruments and dance forms. In the 20th century, it came to represent social and racial diversity in Brazil and was integrated into mainstream film, radio, and recordings throughout Latin America and Europe. It formed a basis for Brazilian jazz and influenced the music of Heitor Villa Lobos. Today choro is viewed as a type of popular folk/traditional music in its own right. ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Profiles in Popular Music
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253217523
SKU
V9780253217523
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About Tamara Elena Livingston
Tamara Elena Livingston-Isenhour is University Archivist for Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Thomas George Caracas Garcia is Assistant Professor of ethnomusicology and Latin American Studies at Miami University of Ohio.
Reviews for Choro: A Social History of a Brazilian Popular Music
[This] book will serve as a reference source for choro, and no doubt will spark interest and future research in this important genre.
Journal of the Society for American Music
. . . a welcome addition to the literature on the history of Brazilian popular music available in English, adding valuable information and insights regarding this ongoing lively ... Read more
Journal of the Society for American Music
. . . a welcome addition to the literature on the history of Brazilian popular music available in English, adding valuable information and insights regarding this ongoing lively ... Read more