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Looks at Brazilian music from the 1920s to the 1950s. Whether he's talking with samba musicians, watching classic movie musicals, or listening to recordings made more than half a century ago, the author explores how the historical forces of race, class, and gender colluded in the development and export of Afro-Brazilian culture.

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"A thoughtful and lucid book original and unique. Davis underscores the celebration of Afro-Brazilian music by whites and the complex and asymmetric interactions in musical production between blacks and whites in Brazil. - Jonas Zoninsein, James Madison College at Michigan State University"

White Face Black Mask Africaneity and the Early

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      Publisher: Michigan State University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/30/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780870138348, 978-0870138348
      ISBN10: 0870138340
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      Global or regional music styles Ethnic studies / Ethnicity

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Looks at Brazilian music from the 1920s to the 1950s. Whether he's talking with samba musicians, watching classic movie musicals, or listening to recordings made more than half a century ago, the author explores how the historical forces of race, class, and gender colluded in the development and export of Afro-Brazilian culture.

      Trade Review
      "A thoughtful and lucid book original and unique. Davis underscores the celebration of Afro-Brazilian music by whites and the complex and asymmetric interactions in musical production between blacks and whites in Brazil. - Jonas Zoninsein, James Madison College at Michigan State University"

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