The Berimbau
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The Berimbau

Soul of Brazilian Music

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The Berimbau

Soul of Brazilian Music

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The Brazilian berimbau, a musical bow, is most commonly associated with the energetic martial art/dance/game of capoeira. This study explores the berimbau's stature from the 1950s to the present in diverse musical genres including bossa nova, samba-reggae, MPB (Popular Brazilian Music), electronic dance music, Brazilian art music, and more. Berimbau music spans oral and recorded historical traditions, connects Latin America to Africa, juxtaposes the sacred and profane, and unites nationally constructed notions of Brazilian identity across seemingly impenetrable barriers. The Berimbau: Soul of Brazilian Music is the first work that considers the berimbau beyond the context of capoeira, and explores the bow's emergence as a national symbol. Throughout, this book engages and analyzes intersections of musical traditions in the Black Atlantic, North American popular music, and the rise of global jazz. This book is an accessible introduction to Brazilian music for musicians, Latin American scholars, capoeira practitioners, and other people who are interested in Brazil's music and culture.

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Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Year
2010
ISBN
9781604734065
Topic
Médias et arts de la scène
Subtopic
Ethnomusicologie

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. A Note Regarding Musical Transcriptions
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. Historical Connections and the Emergence of a National Symbol
  6. 2. Theme and Variations: Tracing a Musical Motif from Bossa Nova to the 1990s
  7. 3. Afrocentric Themes of Resistance
  8. 4. The “One Note Samba” Starts to Jam
  9. 5. Creation Myths
  10. 6. Visual and Literary Images of the Berimbau
  11. Conclusions
  12. Glossary
  13. Appendix: Musical Examples
  14. Notes
  15. Bibliography
  16. Discography
  17. Videography
  18. Interviews
  19. Index