Music of Latin America and the Caribbean

(Paper US$ 60.00) Mark Brill's Music of Latin America and the Caribbean is a textbook designed to introduce undergraduate students to a diversity of musical styles and genres and to explain the social, cultural, political, and aesthetic processes through which they emerged. The emergence of mes...

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Published in:New West Indian Guide 2013, Vol.87 (1/2), p.192-194
Main Author: Crook, Larry
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
College students
Cultural differences
Cultural factors
Cultural identity
Historical text analysis
Music
Musical instruments
Politics
Popular music
Traditions
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Summary:(Paper US$ 60.00) Mark Brill's Music of Latin America and the Caribbean is a textbook designed to introduce undergraduate students to a diversity of musical styles and genres and to explain the social, cultural, political, and aesthetic processes through which they emerged. The emergence of mestizo musical cultures through the syncretic melding of (mainly) Native, European, and African elements common to New World cultures is presented in a way that prods readers to understand music as a transformative enterprise of identity construction. Chapter 8, on the Andean region, emphasizes Peru and the influence of Native and mestizo cultures, and includes the most extensive description of musical instruments found in the book.
ISSN:1382-2373
2213-4360
DOI:10.1163/22134360-12340030