Rhythms of Resistance: African Musical Heritage in Brazil
- Author: Fryer, Peter
Book
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Contents
- Maps
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. The heritage of Nigeria and Benin: music for worship
- 2. The Angola heritage: capoeira and berimbau
- 3. The 'Angola warble': street cries and worksongs
- 4. Brazil's dramatic dances
- 5. Three vanished instruments
- 6. The African dance heritage
- 7. Brazil's Atlantic dances
- 8. The emergence of Brazilian popular music
- 9. Maxixe and urban samba
- Appendix A: Continuity and change in the music of the Kongo-Angola culture area
- Appendix B: African musical instruments in Brazil
- Appendix C: The Brazilian musical heritage in Nigeria and Benin
- Appendix D: The music and dance of Cape Verde
- Appendix E: Relacao da fofa que veya agora da Bahia: extract
- Discography
- Notes
- Index