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Rhythms of resistance : African musical heritage in Brazil / Peter Fryer.

By: Fryer, PeterMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Hanover : University Press of New England, 2000Description: xiv, 281 p. : ill. ,maps ; 23 cmISBN: 9780819564184 (pbk.) :; 0819564184 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Popular music -- History and criticism -- Brazil | Music and society -- BrazilDDC classification: 780.981 Summary: The first definitive history of the full range of African contributions to Brazilian music. African rhythms are at the heart of contemporary black Brazilian music. Surveying a musical legacy that encompasses over 400 years, Peter Fryer traces the development of this rich cultural heritage. He describes how slaves, mariners, and merchants brought African music from Angola and the ports of east Africa to Latin America. Fryer examines how the rhythms and beats of Africa were combined with European popular music to create a unique sound and dance tradition. He focuses on the political nature of this musical crossover and the role of African heritage in the cultural identity of black Brazilians today.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The first definitive history of the full range of African contributions to Brazilian music. African rhythms are at the heart of contemporary black Brazilian music. Surveying a musical legacy that encompasses over 400 years, Peter Fryer traces the development of this rich cultural heritage. He describes how slaves, mariners, and merchants brought African music from Angola and the ports of east Africa to Latin America. Fryer examines how the rhythms and beats of Africa were combined with European popular music to create a unique sound and dance tradition. He focuses on the political nature of this musical crossover and the role of African heritage in the cultural identity of black Brazilians today.

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