In Brazilian Jive David Treece uncovers the genius of Brazilian song, both as a sophisticated, articulate art form crafted out of the dialogue between music and language and as a powerfully eloquent expression of the country's social and political history. Brazilian Jive focuses on the cultural struggles that music-making in Brazil represents, from the rise of samba, through the bossa nova revolution of the late 1950s, to the emergence of rap in the 1990s. It describes how the music sprang out of the pain and dispossession of slavery and as a result, inspired by African traditions and conceptions of the world, it celebrates new ways of moving freely in time and space.
By:
David Treece
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 148mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9781780230856
ISBN 10: 1780230850
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface 1 Brazilian Jive Talk 2 The Bossa Nova Revolution 3 Three Masters, Three Masterpieces 4 Guns and Roses 5 Orpheus in Babylon 6 Rap, Race and Language References Glossary Select Bibliography Discography and Filmography Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index
David Treece is a translator, researcher and teacher of Brazilian popular music, literature and culture at King's College London, where he has been Camoens Professor of Portuguese since 2005.
