(Ebook) Encyclopedia of Latin American popular music by Torres, George ISBN 9780313087943, 9780313340314, 9781785394089, 0313087946, 0313340315, 1785394088

(Ebook) Encyclopedia of Latin American popular music by Torres, George ISBN 9780313087943, 9780313340314, 9781785394089, 0313087946, 0313340315, 1785394088

Advisory board -- Topical list of entries -- Preface -- Introduction -- Popular music -- Popular music resources -- Chronology of Latin American popular music -- The encyclopedia -- A: Accordion; Acordeón; Afoxé; Afro; Afro-Cuban; Afro-Dominican fusion music; Argentina; Arpa (harp); Axé Music -- B: Bachata; Baião; Bajo Sexto; Balada; Bambuco; Banda; Bandola; Bandolím; Bandoneón; Baquiné (also baquiní); Batería; Batucada; Biguine; Bloco Afro; Bolero; Bolivia; Bomba; Bombo; Bongó; Boogaloo; Bossa nova; Brazil; Bugalu -- C: Cajón; Calypso; Campana; Canción; Canción ranchera; Canción romántica; Carnival; Cavaquinho; Cencerro; Chacarera; Cha-Cha-Chá; Changüí; Charanga; Charango; Chicano rock; Chicha; Chile; Chocalho; Choro; Cinquillo; Clave; Claves; Colombia; Comparsa; Conga; Conga drum; Conjunto; Conjunto Cubano; Contradance; Contradanza; Coro; Corrido; Costa Rica; Cowbell; Cuarteto (Argentina); Cuatro; Cuba; Cubop; Cueca; Cuíca; Cultural imperialism; Cumbia -- D: Danza; Danzón; Danzonete; Décima; Descarga; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Dúo; Dupla; Dupla Caipira -- E : Ecuador; El Salvador; Estribillo; Estudiantina -- F: Filín; Flauta; Flute; Folk, art, and popular music; Forró; French Guiana; Frevo -- G: Gaga; Gender in Latin American popular music; Gran orquesta; Guadeloupe; Guaguancó; Guajeo; Guajira; Guaracha; Guataca; Guatemala; Güira; Güiro; Guitar; Guitarra; Guitarrón; Gwo ka (Gwoka).;This comprehensive survey examines Latin American music, focusing on popular-as opposed to folk or art-music and containing more than 200 entries on the concepts and terminology, ensembles, and instruments that the genre comprises.