The defence of tradition in Brazilian popular music : politics, culture and the creation of música popular brasileira / Sean Stroud.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Musical nationalism and the cultural invasion debate -- Inventing the idea of MPB -- Television and popular music -- Cultural imperialism, globalisation, and the Brazilian record industry -- The state as cultural mediator: the Política Nacional de Cultura, Funarte and the Projeto Pixinguinha -- Musical mapping: locating and defending the regional -- Reconsidering musical tradition: música do Brasil and Rumos Itaú Cultural Música.

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"Sean Stroud examines how and why Musica Popular Brasileira (MPB) has come to have such a high status, and why the musical tradition (including MPB) within Brazil has been defended with such vigour for so long. He emphasizes the importance of musical nationalism as an underlying ideology to discussions about Brazilian popular music since the 1920s, and the key debate on so-called 'cultural invasion' in Brazil. The roles of those responsible for the construction of the idea of MPB are examined in detail." "Stroud analyses the increasingly close relationship that has developed between television and popular music in Brazil with particular reference to the post-1972 televised song festivals. He goes on to consider the impact of the Brazilian record industry in the light of theories of cultural imperialism and globalization and also evaluates governmental intervention relating to popular music in the 1970s. The importance of folklore and tradition in popular music that is present in both Mario de Andrade and Marcus Pereira's efforts to 'musically map' Brazil is clearly emphasized. Stroud contrasts these two projects with Hermano Vianna and Itau Cultural's similar ventures at the end of the twentieth century that took a totally different view of musical 'authenticity' and tradition." "Stroud concludes that the defence of musical traditions in Brazil is inextricably bound up with nationalistic sentiments and a desire to protect and preserve. MPB is the musical expression of the Brazilian middle class and has traditionally acted as a cultural icon because it associated with notions of 'quality' by certain sectors of the media."--Jacket.

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