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A Latin American Music Reader: Views from the South
Javier F Leon
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Description for A Latin American Music Reader: Views from the South
Paperback. Editor(s): Leon, Javier F.; Simonett, Helena. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.
Javier F. León and Helena Simonett curate a collection of essential writings from the last twenty-five years of Latin American music studies. Chosen as representative, outstanding, and influential in the field, each article appears in English translation. A detailed new introduction by León and Simonett both surveys and contextualizes the history of Latin American ethnomusicology, opening the door for readers energized by the musical forms brought and nurtured by immigrants from throughout Latin America.
Javier F. León and Helena Simonett curate a collection of essential writings from the last twenty-five years of Latin American music studies. Chosen as representative, outstanding, and influential in the field, each article appears in English translation. A detailed new introduction by León and Simonett both surveys and contextualizes the history of Latin American ethnomusicology, opening the door for readers energized by the musical forms brought and nurtured by immigrants from throughout Latin America.
Contributors include Marina Alonso Bolaños, Gonzalo Camacho Díaz, José Jorge de Carvalho, Claudio F. Díaz, Rodrigo Cantos Savelli Gomes, Juan Pablo González, Rubén López-Cano, Angela Lühning, ... Read more
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Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252081675
SKU
V9780252081675
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About Javier F Leon
Javier F. León is the director of the Latin American Music Center at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music and an adjunct professor in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology. Helena Simonett is an assistant professor of Latin American studies, adjunct assistant professor of music history and literature, and associate director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt ... Read more
Reviews for A Latin American Music Reader: Views from the South
Bruno Nettl Prize, Society for Ethnomusicology, 2017 "Bravo! This critical gloss of Latin American music scholarship and compendium of works by Latin American scholars is much needed, long overdue, well-conceived, and well-informed."
Daniel Sheehy, Director and Curator, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings "I love this book. A major contribution to Latin American research
in both ethnomusicology and musicology
as well as related fields ... Read more
Daniel Sheehy, Director and Curator, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings "I love this book. A major contribution to Latin American research
in both ethnomusicology and musicology
as well as related fields ... Read more