Gigging on the World Stage: Bossa Nova and Afrobeat after De-reification
Abstract Abstract: By focusing on the musical styles known as bossa nova and afrobeat, I ask: Given that globalisation/capitalism promotes exchange, borrowing, and imitation, can we make sense of ‘authenticity’? Can we speak of an authentically Brazilian or Nigerian music? If today ‘authenticity’ ma...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-85292016000200523 |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Oai: | oai:scielo:S0102-85292016000200523 |