A Latin American Music Reader

A Latin American Music Reader
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 440
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ISBN-13 : 9780252098437
ISBN-10 : 0252098439
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Book Synopsis A Latin American Music Reader by : Javier F Leon

Download or read book A Latin American Music Reader written by Javier F Leon and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, Jorge Martínez Ulloa, Maria Ignêz Cruz Mello, Julio Mendívil, Carlos Miñana Blasco, Raúl R. Romero, Iñigo Sánchez Fuarros, Carlos Sandroni, Carolina Santamaría-Delgado, Rodrigo Torres Alvarado, and Alejandro Vera.


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