Why is This Country Dancing?
A One-Man Samba to the Beat of Brazil
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S.
Published:1st Apr '03
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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.
A delightfully compelling survey of the Brazillian geography and its music. This is a fun, captivation read that you will indeed dance through. -- Linda Dailey Paulson * Dirty Linen *
ISBN: 9780815412618
Dimensions: 215mm x 142mm x 19mm
Weight: 372g
328 pages