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Lexington Books Song and Social Change in Latin America 2015 Edition by Lauren E. Shaw, Carmelo Esterrich, John R. Baldwin
Song & Social Change in Latin America offers seven essays from a diverse group of scholars on the topic of music as a reflection of the many social-political upheavals throughout Latin America from the 20th century to the present. Topics covered include: the Tropicalia movement in Brazil, the Nueva Cancion in Central America, Rock in Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Peru, the Vallenato in Colombia, Trova in Cuba, and urban music of Puerto Rico in the mid-20th century. The collection also includes five interviews from prominent and up-and-coming musicians -Ruben Blades, Roy Brown, Habana Abierta, Ana Tijoux, and Mare- representing a variety of musical genres and political issues in Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and Mexico. Table of contents :- Introduction Lauren ShawPart I: Music and Agency Chapter 1: Singing the City, Documenting Modernization: Cortijo y su combo and the Insertion of the Urban in 1950s Puerto Rican CultureCarmelo EsterrichChapter 2: Shattering Myths: Brazil: Brazil's Tropicalia Movement John R. Baldwin and Phillip J. ChidesterChapter 3: The Mockingbird Still Calls for Arlen: Central American Songs of Rebellion, 1970-2010Juan Carlos UrenaChapter 4: Social Denunciation of the Politics of Fear: Rock Music through the Eighties in Argentina, Chile and Peru Lisette BalabarcaChapter 5: The Politics of Language, Class, and Nation in Mexico's Rock en espanol MovementIgnacio CoronaChapter 6: Witnessing Forced Internal Displacement in Colombia Through Vallenato Music Diana Rodriguez QuevedoChapter 7: Rich Poetry: Cuban Voices of Possibility Lauren ShawPart II: Conversations on Music and Social ChangeRuben Blades, New York City Habana Abierta, Madrid Roy Brown, Mayaguez, Ana Tijoux, Boston Mare Advertencia Lirika, Oaxaca via Skype