A Latin American Music Reader: Views from the South

Javier F. Lean and Helena Simonett curate a collection of essential writings from the last twenty-five years of Latin American music studies. Chosen as representative, outstanding, and influential in the field, each article appears in English translation. A detailed new introduction by Lean and Simonett both surveys and contextualizes the history of Latin American ethnomusicology, opening the door for readers energized by the musical forms brought and nurtured by immigrants from throughout Latin America.

Contributors include Marina Alonso BolaÑos, Gonzalo Camacho D+az, JosÉ Jorge de Carvalho, Claudio F. D+az, Rodrigo Cantos Savelli Gomes, Juan Pablo Gonz¦lez, RubÉn Lapez-Cano, Angela LÜhning, Jorge Mart+nez Ulloa, Maria Ign-z Cruz Mello, Julio Mend+vil, Carlos MiÑana Blasco, RaTl R. Romero, IÑigo S¦nchez Fuarros, Carlos Sandroni, Carolina Santamar+a-Delgado, Rodrigo Torres Alvarado, and Alejandro Vera.