Why is This Country Dancing?

A One-Man Samba to the Beat of Brazil

Published by Cooper Square Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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About The Book

Details the major aspect of Brazilian popular music and its relation to the formation of national identity in Brazil including a wealth of in-depth musical history about such sub-genres as choro, bahia, bossa nova, axe music, Brazilian jazz, and a retrospective on leading musicians. There are extensive portraits on great singers, composers like Antonio Carlos Jobim ("Girl from Ipanema"), and Americans such as Lyle Mays, Herbie Mann who have long been associated with Brazil's music.

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  • Publisher: Cooper Square Press (April 1, 2003)
  • Length: 328 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780815412618

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A delightfully compelling survey of the Brazillian geography and its music. This is a fun, captivation read that you will indeed dance through.

– Linda Dailey Paulson, Dirty Linen

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