Music and Youth Culture in Latin America: Identity Construction Processes from New York to Buenos Aires (Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music)

Music is one of the most distinctive cultural characteristics of Latin American countries. But, while many people in the United States and Europe are familiar with musical genres such as salsa, merengue, and reggaetón, the musical manifestations that young people listen to in most Latin American countries are much more varied than these commercially successful ones that have entered the American and European markets. Not only that, the young people themselves often have little in common with the stereotypical image of them that exists in the American imagination. Bridging this divide between perception and reality, Music and Youth Culture in Latin America brings together contributors from throughout Latin America and the US to examine the ways in which music is used to advance identity claims in several Latin American countries and among Latinos in the US. From young Latin American musicians who want to participate in the vibrant jazz scene of New York without losing their cultural roots, to Peruvian rockers who sing in their native language (Quechua) for the same reasons, to the young Cubans who use music to construct a post-communist social identification, this volume sheds new light on the complex ways in which music provides people from different countries and social sectors with both enjoyment and tools for understanding who they are in terms of nationality, region, race, ethnicity, class, gender, and migration status. Drawing on a vast array of fields including popular music studies, ethnomusicology, sociology, and history, Music and Youth Culture in Latin America is an illuminating read for anyone interested in Latin American music, culture, and society. The Book Examines The Ways In Which Music Is Used To Advance Identity Claims In Several Latin American Countries And Among Latinos In The U.s. Individual Chapters Address The Ways In Which Music Provides People With Both Enjoyment And The Tools They Use To Understand Who They Are In Terms Of Nationality, Region, Race, Ethnicity, Class, Gender, And Migration Status. Narrative Identities And Popular Music : Linguistic Discourses And Social Practices / Pablo Vila -- Past Identity : Guillermo Klein, Miguel Zenón And The Future Of Jazz / Jairo Moreno -- Errant Surfing : Music, Youtube, The Role Of The Web In Youth Cultures / Rossana Reguillo -- Music And Post-communist Subjectivities In Cuba / Rubén López Cano -- On Whitening And Other Disaffections : The Impact Of Tropipop On Colombia's Music Scene / Héctor Fernández L'hoeste -- Fusion Rock Bands And The New Peru On Stage / Patricia Oliart -- Political Activists, Playboys And Hippies : Musical Movements And Symbolic Representations Of Brazilian Youth In The 1960s / Marcos Napolitano -- The Pro Tools Generation : Digital Culture, Liveness, And The New Sincerity In Brazilian Popular Music / Frederick Moehn -- A Newer Tango Coming From The Past / Laura Cambra And Juan Raffo -- Life Trajectories And Dejuvenilization In Argentine Rock / Adrián Pablo Fanjul. Edited By Pablo Vila. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.