Publisher's Synopsis
Javier F. León and Helena Simonett curate a collection of essential writings from the last twenty-five years of Latin American music studies. Chosen as representative, outstanding, and influential in the field, each article appears in English translation. A detailed new introduction by León and Simonett both surveys and contextualizes the history of Latin American ethnomusicology, opening the door for readers energized by the musical forms brought and nurtured by immigrants from throughout Latin America.
Contributors include Marina Alonso Bolaños, Gonzalo Camacho Dìaz, José Jorge de Carvalho, Claudio F. Dìaz, Rodrigo Cantos Savelli Gomes, Juan Pablo González, Rubén López-Cano, Angela Lühning, Jorge Martìnez Ulloa, Maria Ignêz Cruz Mello, Julio Mendìvil, Carlos Miñana Blasco, Raúl R. Romero, Iñigo Sánchez Fuarros, Carlos Sandroni, Carolina Santamarìa-Delgado, Rodrigo Torres Alvarado, and Alejandro Vera.
