Focus: Music of Northeast Brazil (Focus on World Music Series)

Focus: Music Of Northeast Brazil Examines The Historical And Contemporary Manifestations Of The Music Of Brazil, A Country With A Musical Landscape That Is Layered With Complexity And Diversity. Based On The Author's Field Research During The Past Twenty Years, The Book Describes And Analyzes The Social/historical Contexts And Contemporary Musical Practices Of Afro-brazilian Religion, Selected Carnival Traditions, Bahia's Black Cultural Renaissance, The Traditions Of Rural Migrants, And Currents In New Popular Music. Part One, Understanding Music In Brazil, Presents Important Issues And Topics That Encompass All Of Brazil, And Provides A General Survey Of Brazil's Diverse Musical Landscape. Part Two, Creating Music In Brazil, Presents Historical Trajectories And Contemporary Examples Of Afro-brazilian Traditions, Carnival Music, And Northeastern Popular Music. Part Three, Focusing In, Presents Two Case Studies That Explore The Ground-level Activities Of Contemporary Musicians In Northeast Brazil And The Ways In Which They Move Between Local, National, And International Realms. The Accompanying Cd Offers Vivid Musical Examples That Are Discussed In The Text. [publisher Description] Understanding Music In Brazil. Brazil : A Country Divided ; Brazilian Music In Focus : A History Of Hybridity -- Creating Music In Brazil. Afro-brazilian Musical Traditions : Candomblé, Afoxé, And Maracatu ; Making Multiracial Carnival Music : The Frevo ; Inventing Northeastern Popular Music For The Nation -- Focusing In : Intimate Portraits And The Reinvention Of Brazilian Music. Two Case Studies From The Northeast : Banda De Pífanos And Cantoria De Viola ; Reinventing Africa And Remixing Hybridity : Blocos Afro And Mangue Beat. Contents Of Accompanying Cd: Miçanga (performed By Various Members Of Maracatu Nação Porto Rico De Oriente) (4:42) -- Alegre Bando = Happy Band / Edgard Moraes ; Arr. By Marco César (coral Edgard Moraes) (3:36) -- Pandeiro Solo (bernardo Aguiar, Pandeiro) (2:34) -- Freio à Óleo / José Menezes (orquestra Do Maestro Duda) (2:13) -- Frevo Rhythmic Cadence (performed By Members Of The Orquestra Do Maestro José Menezes Playing Tarol, Pandeiro, Barbosa, Surdo And Ganzá) (1:11) -- Poeta Da Aurora = Poet Of Aurora / Music By Luiz Guimarães ; Words By Alvacir Raposo ; Arr. Maestro Duda (coral Edgard Moraes) (2:38) -- Chorinho De Pífano / João Do Pife (joão Do Pife, Pífano ; Tavares De Gaita, Reco-bamboo-som) (3:16) -- Benedita E Louvada Seja (sung And Played) (novena De Casa In Bezerros, Pernambuco ; Bandinha Nova Caruaru Da Gente) (3:45) -- Marcha De Novena / João Do Pife (banda De Pífanos Dois Irmãos) (2:39) -- Arrancada Da Bandeira (bandinha São João De Serra Velha) (2:06) -- A Dança Do Araruna (banda De Pífanos Cultural De Caruaru) (3:31) -- Forró De Zabumba / João Do Pife (banda De Pífanos Dois Irmãos) (4:04) -- A Família / Antônio Lisboa ; Edmilson Ferreira (lisboa And Ferreira, Violas And Voices) (5:50) -- Pé-de-calçada / Sérgio Veloso (mestre Ambrósio, Including Rabeca, Voice, Triangle, Mineiros, Pandeiro, Reco-reco, Agogô, And Zabumba) (2:45) Larry Crook. Accompanying Compact Disc Includes Field And Other Recordings Of North Brazilian Traditional And Popular Music, Recorded 1987-2006. Rev. Ed. Of: Brazilian Music : Northeastern Traditions And The Heartbeat Of A Modern Nation. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Abc-clio, C2005. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 271-275) And Index. Includes Discography: P. 277-278. Songs On Accompanying Cd Sung In Portuguese. Focus: Music of Northeast Brazil examines the historical and contemporary manifestations of the music of Brazil, a country with a musical landscape that is layered with complexity and diversity. Based on the author's field research during the past twenty years, the book describes and analyzes the social/historical contexts and contemporary musical practices of Afro-Brazilian religion, selected Carnival traditions, Bahia's black cultural renaissance, the traditions of rural migrants, and currents in new popular music. Part One, Understanding Music in Brazil, presents important issues and topics that encompass all of Brazil, and provides a general survey of Brazil's diverse musical landscape. Part Two, Creating Music in Brazil, presents historical trajectories and contemporary examples of Afro-Brazilian traditions, Carnival music, and northeastern popular music. Part Three, Focusing In, presents two case studies that explore the ground-level activities of contemporary musicians in Northeast Brazil and the ways in which they move between local, national, and international realms. The accompanying downloadable resources offer vivid musical examples that are discussed in the text