Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Song
293 pages, 6 x 9
Paperback
Release Date:01 Nov 1993
ISBN:9780292765504
Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Song
MPB, 1965-1985
University of Texas Press
Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Song is a critical study of MPB (música popular brasileira), a term that refers to varieties of urban popular music of the 1960s and 1970s, incorporating samba, Bossa Nova, and new materials.
Charles A. Perrone is Professor of Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian Culture and Literature at the University of Florida.
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction. Brazilian Popular Music, MPB, and Song Literature
- 1. Chico Buarque: A Unanimous Construction
- 2. Other Words and Other Worlds of Caetano Veloso
- 3. Gilberto Gil: Guidance and Afro-Brazilliance
- 4. Milton Nascimento: Sallies and Banners
- 5. João Bosco and Aldir Blanc: The Drunkard and the Tightrope Walker
- Conclusion. MPB: Muse, Protest, and Beat
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Discography
- Index
- Permissions
