Forró and Redemptive Regionalism from the Brazilian Northeast: Popular Music in a Culture of Migration

by Jack A. Draper and Jack A. Draper III

For the many poor and working-class Northeastern Brazilians who have been displaced from their home region for economic reasons, the music of forró is a redemptive attempt at establishing an immanent relationship to history and community in the diaspora. The redemption explored in this book is multifaceted, including a desire to return home as part of a larger workforce in a sustainable economy, the desire to see the region's rich culture celebrated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433110768
• ISBN13: 9781433110764
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"