Overview
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. Its history parallels that of race, class, and nationality in Brazil over the last 100 years. Tamara Elena Livingston-Isenhour is University Archivist for Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Thomas George Caracas Garcia is Assistant Professor of musicology/ ethnomusicology and guitar/lute at the State University of West Georgia.
Full Product Details
Author: Tamara Elena Livingston ,
Thomas George Caracas Garcia
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.386kg
ISBN: 9780253217523
ISBN 10: 0253217520
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 August 2005
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
<p>. .. a welcome addition to the literature on the history of Brazilianpopular music available in English, adding valuable information and insightsregarding this ongoing lively musical conversation. -- Daniel Sharp, College ofWilliam and Mary, Latin American Music Review, Volume 29, Number 1, Spring/Summer2008--Daniel Sharp, College of William and Mary Latin American Music Review (01/01/2008)
. .. 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 musical conversation. Daniel Sharp, College of William and Mary, Latin American Music Review, Volume 29, Number 1, Spring/Summer 2008
... 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 musical conversation.--Daniel Sharp, College of William and Mary Latin American Music Review (01/01/2008)
<p>. .. a welcome addition to the literature on the history of Brazilianpopular music available in English, adding valuable information and insightsregarding this ongoing lively musical conversation. -- Daniel Sharp, College ofWilliam and Mary, Latin American Music Review, Volume 29, Number 1, Spring/Summer2008
Author Information
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.
