Charles A. Perrone

Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Song

MPB, 1965-1985

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Produktbeschreibung

Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Song is a critical study of MPB (música popular brasileira), a term that refers to varieties of urban popular music of the 1960s and 1970s, incorporating samba, Bossa Nova, and new materials.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9780292765504
• ISBN-10: 0292765509
• Artikelnr.: 33608120

Autorenporträt

Charles A. Perrone is Professor of Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian Culture and Literature at the University of Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction. Brazilian Popular Music, MPB, and Song Literature
1. Chico Buarque: A Unanimous Construction
2. Other Words and Other Worlds of Caetano Veloso
3. Gilberto Gil: Guidance and Afro-Brazilliance
4. Milton Nascimento: Sallies and Banners
5. João Bosco and Aldir Blanc: The Drunkard and the Tightrope Walker
Conclusion. MPB: Muse, Protest, and Beat
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Discography
Index
Permissions