Authenticity in Fusion Music: A Case Study Among Indigenous Churches in Brazil

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elsen Portugal

Contributor:

Harris, Robin, Author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnomusicology.

Church music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Summary:

Indigenous peoples of Brazil have come to faith in Christ in large numbers in recent decades. As Christianity takes root in each culture, it may incorporate expressive forms of music and art, which can range from those identical to earlier cultural forms to those which are fully imported. But what happens when musicians and artists of a local indigenous community fuse elements from a variety of genres and create their own music? Are they just imitations of external forms? Or are they authentic creations from elements that have now become their own sounds, too? Christian musicians among the Xerente (pronounced Sheh- ren-teh) have created their own fusion genre(s) to express their faith, communicate the gospel, and edify their churches. Their music includes elements from their cultural tradition as well as from (secular) genres of the northeastern region of Brazil. Is it, then, authentically Xerente? As we discuss in this book, independent of tangible markers or its long history, the authenticity of an art form can be demonstrated through a number of connections with the community and signposted by its meaning and function among the people, as well as the competence and agency of the people in their artistic choices.

Contents:

Title Page

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Prelude

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Research Context

1.2 Thesis Overview

1.3 Research Objectives

1.4 Literature Review

1.5 Theoretical Framework

1.6 Research Μethodology

1.7 Chapter Summaries

Chapter 2: The Xerente and Christian Faith

2.1 Historical Background of Indigenous Missions

2.2 Xerente Cultural Heritage

2.3 Evangelical Missions Among the Xerente

Chapter 3: The Xerente and Their Musics

3.1 Traditional Music

3.2 Brazilian Genres in Contact with Xerente Society

3.3 Music in the Xerente Church

3.4 The Xerente Fusion: Not an Exception

3.5 Chapter Summary

Chapter 4: Fusion Genres

4.1 Genre Development or Fusion

4.2 The Question of Absolute Genres

4.3 Actions Leading Towards Fusion

4.4 Genres and the Xerente Christian Identity

4.5 Functions and Meanings in Musical Fusion

4.6 Chapter Summary

Chapter 5: Musical Meaning Development in Christian Genres Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9781666769555

166676955X

OCLC:

1427587251