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Details the major aspect of Brazilian popular music and its relation to the formation of national identity in Brazil including a wealth of in-depth musical history about such sub-genres as choro, bahia, bossa nova, axe music, Brazilian jazz, and a retrospective on leading musicians. There are extensive portraits on great singers, composers like Antonio Carlos Jobim (Girl from Ipanema), and Americans such as Lyle Mays, Herbie Mann who have long been associated with Brazil''s music.

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A delightfully compelling survey of the Brazillian geography and its music. This is a fun, captivation read that you will indeed dance through. -- Linda Dailey Paulson * Dirty Linen *

Why is This Country Dancing

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    A Paperback by John Kirch

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
      Publication Date: 4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780815412618, 978-0815412618
      ISBN10: 0815412614

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      Book Synopsis
      Details the major aspect of Brazilian popular music and its relation to the formation of national identity in Brazil including a wealth of in-depth musical history about such sub-genres as choro, bahia, bossa nova, axe music, Brazilian jazz, and a retrospective on leading musicians. There are extensive portraits on great singers, composers like Antonio Carlos Jobim (Girl from Ipanema), and Americans such as Lyle Mays, Herbie Mann who have long been associated with Brazil''s music.

      Trade Review
      A delightfully compelling survey of the Brazillian geography and its music. This is a fun, captivation read that you will indeed dance through. -- Linda Dailey Paulson * Dirty Linen *

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