Let's make some noise axβe and the African roots of Brazilian popular music /

Main Author: Henry, Clarence Bernard.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2008.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10282573
Table of Contents:
  • Sacred/secular influences: the reinvention of West African αasβe in Brazil
  • From the sacred to the secular: popularizing candomblβe rhythms
  • Axβe embodiment in Brazilian popular music: sacred themes, imagery, and symbols
  • The sacred/secular popularity of drums and drummers
  • Secular impulses: dancing to the beats of different drummers
  • Say it loud! I'm Black and I'm proud: popular music and axβe embodiment in Bahian carnival/ijexβa
  • Stylizing axβe as Brazilian popular music.