- Hardcover: 484 pages
- Publisher: Greenwood (March 27, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0313340315
- ISBN-13: 978-0313340314
The rich and soulful character of Latin American
culture is expressed most vividly in the sounds and expressions of its
musical heritage. While other scholars have attempted to define and
interpret this body of work, no other resource has provided such a
detailed view of the topic, covering everything from the mambo and
unique music instruments to the biographies of famous Latino musicians.
Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music delivers scholarly, authoritative, and accessible information on the subject, and is the only single-volume reference in English that is devoted to an encyclopedic study of the popular music in this genre. This comprehensive text—organized alphabetically—contains roughly 200 entries and includes a chronology, discussion of themes in Latin American music, and 37 biographical sidebars of significant musicians and performers. The depth and scope of the book's coverage will benefit music courses, as well as studies in Latin American history, multicultural perspectives, and popular culture.
Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music delivers scholarly, authoritative, and accessible information on the subject, and is the only single-volume reference in English that is devoted to an encyclopedic study of the popular music in this genre. This comprehensive text—organized alphabetically—contains roughly 200 entries and includes a chronology, discussion of themes in Latin American music, and 37 biographical sidebars of significant musicians and performers. The depth and scope of the book's coverage will benefit music courses, as well as studies in Latin American history, multicultural perspectives, and popular culture.
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