Why is This Country Dancing?: A One-Man Samba to the Beat of Brazil

Why is This Country Dancing?: A One-Man Samba to the Beat of Brazil image
ISBN-10:

0815412614

ISBN-13:

9780815412618

Author(s): Kirch, John
Released: Apr 01, 2003
Format: Paperback, 328 pages
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Description:

Details the major aspect of Brazilian popular music and its relation to the formation of national identity in Brazil including a wealth of in-depth musical history about such sub-genres as choro, bahia, bossa nova, axe music, Brazilian jazz, and a retrospective on leading musicians. There are extensive portraits on great singers, composers like Antonio Carlos Jobim ("Girl from Ipanema"), and Americans such as Lyle Mays, Herbie Mann who have long been associated with Brazil's music.












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