โ Scribed by John Mendell Schechter
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'Music in Latin American Culture: Regional Traditions' provides an in-depth look at the diverse musical cultures of South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean in a format geared for the undergraduate. Each chapter, written by an expert in the field, focuses on a specific musical culture while offering students a solid foundation for further study. Authors present the community, its history, common dialect, traditions, and newer forms of musical expression. Music rituals, instrument manufacturing processes, and improvisational techniques all come alive through the authors' own observations of the cultures they have studied firsthand.
Music in Latin American Culture
Contents
Preface
1. Themes in Latin American Music Culture
2. Popular Mexican Musical Traditions: The Mariachi of West Mexico and the Conjunto Jarocho of Veracruz
3. Central America: Marimba and Other Musics of Guatemala and Nicaragua
4. Caribbean Musics: Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago
5. Northeastern Brazil
6. Music in the Southern Cone: Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay
7. Andean Colombia
8. Andean Peru
9. Beyond Region: Transnational and Transcultural Traditions
Glossary
Contributors
List of Recordings
Index
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