Open AccessArticulating Race and Nation in Brazilian Popular Song
Author(s) -
Jim McNally
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world music textbook
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2767-4215
DOI - 10.25035/wmt.2021.001
Subject(s) - popular music , race (biology) , musical , negotiation , popular culture , politics , popular media , gender studies , history , aesthetics , sociology , art , political science , media studies , literature , social science , law
This article presents a cultural history of Brazilian popular song (canção popular) and the many musical genres that fall under its umbrella. From the early days of samba to contemporary popular styles, popular song in Brazil has long represented a site for negotiating complex questions of race, nation, and politics.