Making Samba: A New History of Race and Music in Brazil by Marc A. Hertzman

Making Samba: A New History of Race and Music in Brazil

Marc A. Hertzman

392 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction music challenging informative slow-paced
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In November 1916, a young Afro-Brazilian musician named Donga registered sheet music for the song "Pelo telefone" ("On the Telephone") at the National Library in Rio de Janeiro. This apparently simple act—claiming ownership of a musical compositio...

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