The defence of tradition in Brazilian popular music : politics, culture and the creation of musica popular brasileira / Sean Stroud.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stroud, Sean, 1956-

Series:

Ashgate popular and folk music series.

Ashgate popular and folk music series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular music--Brazil--20th century--History and criticism.

Popular music.

Music--Political aspects--Brazil.

Music.

Nationalism in music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sean Stroud examines how and why Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) has come to have such a high status, and why the musical tradition (including MPB) within Brazil has been defended with such vigour for so long. He emphasizes the importance of musical nationalism as an underlying ideology to discussions about Brazilian popular music since the 1920's, and the key debate on so-called 'cultural invasion' in Brazil. The roles of those responsible for the construction of the idea of MPB are examined in detail. Stroud goes on to consider the impact of the Brazilian record industry in the light of theory

Contents:

Cover; Contents; General Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Musical Nationalism and the 'Cultural Invasion' Debate; 2 Inventing the Idea of MPB; 3 Television and Popular Music; 4 Cultural Imperialism, Globalization, and the Brazilian Record Industry; 5 The State as Cultural Mediator: The Política Nacional de Cultura, FUNARTE and the Projecto Pixinguinha; 6 Musical Mapping: Locating and Defending the Regional; 7 Reconsidering Musical Tradition: Música do Brasil and Rumos Itaú Cultural Música; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-61538-X

1-317-03619-0

1-317-03618-2

1-281-33214-3

9786611332143

0-7546-8356-7

9781315615387

OCLC:

471128140