Made in Puerto Rico Studies in Popular Music

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Synopsis

Made in Puerto Rico: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive introduction to the history, culture, and musicology of 20th and 21st century popular music in Puerto Rico. The essays in this volume, written by both local experts and leading scholars, contextualize under-researched areas of Puerto Rican popular music-making in relation to ideologies, aesthetics, and symbolism, and propose new ways of thinking about Puerto Rican musical cultures.A groundbreaking introduction to Puerto Rican musical culture, the volume covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of popular music in Puerto Rico, while also going beyond conventional narratives. Rather than simply providing histories of key genres, these insightful essays focus on the ways in which Puerto Rican musicians reimagine their distinctive musical language as it transmutes from local practices into global expressions.Offering both a survey of Puerto Rican popular music and pathways into deeper critical inquiry, Made in Puerto Rico is an essential resource for scholars and students of music and of Puerto Rican, Caribbean, Latin American, and African Diaspora Studies.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Global Popular Music Series
Author:
Edited by Hugo R. Viera-Vargas, Noraliz Ruiz-Caraballo, Errol L. Montes-Pizarro, Jaime O. Bofill-Calero, and Noel Allende-Goitía
ISBN:
9781040126578
Related ISBNs:
9781003245698, 9781040126554, 9781032157955, 9781032157962
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2024-10-01
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2025
Copyright by:
selection and editorial matter, Hugo R. Viera-Vargas, Noraliz Ruiz-Caraballo, Errol L. Montes-Pizarro, Jaime O. Bofill-Calero, and Noel Allende-Goitía 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Music, Nonfiction