Carnival of Sounds
"Carnival of Sounds" offers a wonderful gauntlet to step through the facetted kaleidoscope of musical Brazil. This work is a detailed study of Brazilian music and the folklore that developed from the indigenous Brazilian tribes' primitive beats all through to the modern world. Uncover the influence of African, Portuguese and Indigenous people as they contributed to developing scenarios of samba, bossa nova and Tropicalia music. Feel the grand spirit of Brazil through its Carnival which is not only a musical party but also a representation of the country's culture. From early simple folk songs' melodies to the revolutionary modern MPB - this books brings the reader through the history and importance of Brazil's music. Carnival of Sounds with the help of many examples and insightful observations gives readers a profound vision of how music contributed to the formation of Brazilian culture during centuries. Regardless of whether you're a music lover, a student of cultures, or a plain and simple explorer of Brazil's cultural trappings, this book is your starting point to a nation's pulse.
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"Carnival of Sounds" offers a wonderful gauntlet to step through the facetted kaleidoscope of musical Brazil. This work is a detailed study of Brazilian music and the folklore that developed from the indigenous Brazilian tribes' primitive beats all through to the modern world. Uncover the influence of African, Portuguese and Indigenous people as they contributed to developing scenarios of samba, bossa nova and Tropicalia music. Feel the grand spirit of Brazil through its Carnival which is not only a musical party but also a representation of the country's culture. From early simple folk songs' melodies to the revolutionary modern MPB - this books brings the reader through the history and importance of Brazil's music. Carnival of Sounds with the help of many examples and insightful observations gives readers a profound vision of how music contributed to the formation of Brazilian culture during centuries. Regardless of whether you're a music lover, a student of cultures, or a plain and simple explorer of Brazil's cultural trappings, this book is your starting point to a nation's pulse.
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210 mm | 148 mm | 12 mm | 0.247 kg
Erscheinungsjahr
2024
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Taschenbuch
Verlag
tredition
ISBN-10
3384442172
Autor
Maher Asaad Baker
Sprache
Englisch
Seitenanzahl
164
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Geschichte anderer geografischer Gruppierungen und Regionen oder bestimmter Kulturen/Gesellschaften/Gruppen/Völker, Musikkritik, Musikgeschichte
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Maher Asaad Baker
Maher Asaad Baker (In Arabic: ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿) is a Syrian Author, Journalist, and Musician. He was born in Damascus in 1977. Since his teens, he has been building up his career, starting by developing applications and websites while exploring various types of media-creating paths.He started his career in 1997 with a dream of being one of the most well-known artists in the world.Reading was always a part of his life as his father's books always surrounded him, but his writing ability didn't develop until a later age as his most time was occupied with other things such as developing, writing songs and music, or in media projects production, he is most known for his book "How I wrote a million Wikipedia articles" and a novel entitled "Becoming the man".
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