Latin American Music Reader: Views from the South

Javier F. Le 3n and Helena Simonett curate a collection of essential writings from the last twenty-five years of Latin American music studies. Chosen as representative, outstanding, and influential in the field, each article appears in English translation. A detailed new introduction by Le 3n and Simonett both surveys and contextualizes the history of Latin American ethnomusicology, opening the door for readers energized by the musical forms brought and nurtured by immigrants from throughout Latin America. Contributors: Marina Alonso Bola os, Jos (c) Jorge de Carvalho, Maria Ign az Cruz Mello, Gonzalo Camacho D -az, Claudio F. D -az, Rodrigo Cantos Savelli Gomes, Juan Pablo Gonz lez, Javier F. Le 3n, Rub (c)n L 3pez Cano, Angela L 1/4hning, Jorge Mart -nez Ulloa, Julio Mend -vil, Carlos Mi ana Blasco, Ra l R. Romero, I igo S nchez Fuarros, Carlos Sandroni, Carolina Santamar -a Delgado, Helena Simonett, Rodrigo Torres Alvarado, and Alejandro Vera.

Javier F. LeÃ3n is the director of the Latin American Music Center at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and an adjunct professor in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology. Helena Simonett is an assistant professor of Latin American studies, adjunct assistant professor of music history and literature, and associate director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University. She is the author of Banda: Mexican Musical Life across Borders and the editor of The Accordion in the Americas: Klezmer, Polka, Tango, Zydeco, and More! .