Henry, Clarence Bernard.

Let's make some noise axé and the African roots of Brazilian popular music / [electronic resource] : Clarence Bernard Henry. - Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2008. - xi, 234 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-226) and index.

Sacred/secular influences: the reinvention of West African àsé in Brazil -- From the sacred to the secular: popularizing candomblé rhythms -- Axé embodiment in Brazilian popular music: sacred themes, imagery, and symbols -- The sacred/secular popularity of drums and drummers -- Secular impulses: dancing to the beats of different drummers -- Say it loud! I'm Black and I'm proud: popular music and axé embodiment in Bahian carnival/ijexá -- Stylizing axé as Brazilian popular music.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
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Popular music--African influences.--Brazil
Candomble music--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

ML3487.B7 / H46 2008eb

781.64089/96981