Secular Devotion - Afro-Latin Music and Imperial Jazz

Informationen zum Autor Timothy Brennan is professor of comparative literature, cultural studies, and English at the University of Minnesota. His books include At Home in the World: Cosmopolitanism Now and, most recently, Wars of Position: The Cultural Politics of the Left and Right . He writes for a number of journals, including New Left Review and The Nation . Zusammenfassung Shows how the popular music of the Americas is an act of devotion to an African religious worldview that survived the ravages of slavery and found its way into the rituals of everyday listening. This book explores the challenge posed by Afro-Latin music to a world music system dominated by a few wealthy countries.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy Brennan, Brennan Timothy
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.10.2008
• EAN: 9781844672912
• ISBN: 978-1-84467-291-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music; Latin America, RELIGION / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, North America, Religion & beliefs, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Religion and beliefs, North America (USA and Canada), Music: styles and genres, Music: styles & genres