Musical Migrations: Transnationalism and Cultural Hybridity in Latin/O America, Volume I

by Frances R. Aparicio

Book Overview

A dynamic and original collection of essays on the transnational circulation and changing social meanings of Latin music across the Americas. The transcultural impact of Latin American musical forms in the United States calls for a deeper understanding of the shifting cultural meanings of music. Musical Migrations examines the tensions between the value of Latin popular music as a metaphor for national identity and its transnational meanings as it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403960011
• ISBN13: 9781403960016
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"