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Music at the Intersection of Brazilian Culture: An Introduction to Music, Race, and Food book cover

1st Edition

Music at the Intersection of Brazilian Culture An Introduction to Music, Race, and Food

By Elisa Macedo Dekaney, Joshua A. Dekaney Copyright 2021
182 Pages 33 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

182 Pages 33 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

182 Pages 33 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Music at the Intersection of Brazilian Culture takes an interdisciplinary approach by utilizing several aspects of Brazilian music, race, and food as a window to understanding Brazilian culture, with music at the core. Through a holistic understanding of the Brazilian experience – exploring issues of race, colonization, sustainable development, and the contributions of the three distinct... Read more

1 Introduction; 2 Brazil and Music: An Introductory Overview; 3 Indigenous Peoples in Brazil: The Fight Against Acculturation; 4 Cultural Understanding Through Indigenous Stories; 5 It’s Not all Black and White: The Myth of Racial Democracy and Capoeira; 6 Afro-Brazilian Resistance: Chico Rei and Maracatu; 7 Mixing it all Together: Brazilian Popular Music Intersects with Food; 8 The Kitchen as a Folk Space: Brazilian Cuisine at its Best; Glossary; Appendix 1 Rhythm in Practice; Appendix 2 Additional Listening; Appendix 3 Batucada

Biography

Elisa Macedo Dekaney is Professor of Music Education in the School of Education and College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University.

Joshua A. Dekaney is a freelance percussionist and Part-Time Instructor of Percussion at Syracuse University, as well as a frequent performer.

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