Essential Books on Latin American Music
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The Garland Handbook of Latin American Music by Call Number: Bixler Library Reserves MUSIC ML199 .G36 2008ISBN: 9780415961011Publication Date: 2007007-10-24Use the book and accompanying CDs. -
Music and Youth Culture in Latin America by Music is one of the most distinctive cultural characteristics of Latin American countries. But, while many people in the United States and Europe are familiar with musical genres such as salsa, merengue, and reggaetón, the musical manifestations that young people listen to in most Latin American countries are much more varied than these commercially successful ones that have entered the American and European markets. Not only that, the young people themselves often have little in common with the stereotypical image of them that exists in the American imagination. Bridging this divide between perception and reality, Music and Youth Culture in Latin America brings together contributors from throughout Latin America and the US to examine the ways in which music is used to advance identity claims in several Latin American countries and among Latinos in the US. From young Latin American musicians who want to participate in the vibrant jazz scene of New York without losing their cultural roots, to Peruvian rockers who sing in their native language (Quechua) for the same reasons, to the young Cubans who use music to construct a post-communist social identification, this volume sheds new light on the complex ways in which music provides people from different countries and social sectors with both enjoyment and tools for understanding who they are in terms of nationality, region, race, ethnicity, class, gender, and migration status. Drawing on a vast array of fields including popular music studies, ethnomusicology, sociology, and history, Music and Youth Culture in Latin America is an illuminating read for anyone interested in Latin American music, culture, and society.Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780199986279Publication Date: 2014 -
Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: an Encyclopedic History by Call Number: Bixler Library Reserves MUSIC ML199.M858 2004 2 volumes + 2 CDS. Ask at Bixler Library DeskISBN: 0292702981Publication Date: 2004-12-01ESSENTIAL. The music of the peoples of South and Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean has never received a comprehensive treatment in English until this multi-volume work.
Essential Sources
Oxford Music Online: Introductory articles on musicians, music cultures, styles, and musical instruments, with sources for further information.
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: Complete (12 vols.) in Bixler Library. MUSIC REF ML102.P66 C66 2003. Online version is accessible via Bloomsbury Popular Music (database, in the online catalog)
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online. Also in print in Bixler Library, with accompanying CDs. MUSIC REF ML100.G16 1998 volumes 1-10.
The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. Ed. Stanley Sadie. Three volumes. Print edition. MUSIC REF ML 102.I5.N48 1984. See also Oxford Music Online, for online articles.
Post, Jennifer. Ethnomusicology: A Research and Information Guide. 2nd ed. Routledge, 2011. Bixler Library MUSIC ML 128.E8 P67 2011
