Popular Music in Brazil: Identity, Genres and Industry

by Leonardo De Marchi, Martha Tupinambá de Ulhôa, Renato Pereira Torres Borges

This Element outlines an overview of popular music made in Brazil, from the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Initially addressing the definition of the 'popular' category, discussion then follows on the ways a Brazilian music identity was built after the country's independence in 1822 until the end of the 1920s. An idea of 'popular music' was consolidated throughout the twentieth century, from being associated with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009357190
• ISBN13: 9781009357197
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages