The Brazilian sound: samba, bossa nova, and the popular music of Brazil

"At the second International Song Festival in 1967, Milton Nascimento had three songs accepted for competition. He had no intention of performing them - he hated the idea of intense competition. In fact, Nascimento might never have appeared at all if Eumir Deodato hadn't threatened not to...

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Main Author: McGowan, Chris (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia Temple Univ. Press 2009
Edition:Rev. and expanded ed.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"At the second International Song Festival in 1967, Milton Nascimento had three songs accepted for competition. He had no intention of performing them - he hated the idea of intense competition. In fact, Nascimento might never have appeared at all if Eumir Deodato hadn't threatened not to write the arrangements for his songs if he didn't perform at least two of them. Nascimento went on to win the festival's best performer award, all three of his songs were included soon afterward on his first album, and the rest is history. This is only one anecdote from The Brazilian Sound, an encyclopedic survey of Brazilian popular music that ranges over samba, bossa nova, MPB, jazz and instrumental music and tropical rock, as well as the music of the Northeast. The authors have interviewed a wide variety of performers like Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, Carlinhos Brown, and Airto Moreira, U.S. fans, like Lyle Mays, George Duke, and Paul Winter, executive André Midani; and music historian Zuza Homem de Mello, just to name a few. First published in 1991, The Brazilian Sound received enthusiastic attention both in the United States and abroad. For this new edition, the authors have expanded their examination of the historical roots of Brazilian music, added new photographs, amplified their discussion of social issues like racism, updated the maps, and added a new final chapter highlighting the most recent trends in Brazilian music. The authors have expanded their coverage of the axé music movement and included profiles of significant emerging artists like Marisa Monte, Chico Cesar, and Daniela Mercury." -- Publisher's description.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:X, 267 S. zahlr. Ill.
ISBN:9781592139286
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