The Garland Handbook of Latin American Music is comprised of essays
from The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Volume 2, South
America, Mexico, Central America, and the Carribean, (1998).
Revised and updated, the essays offer detailed, regional studies of
the different musical cultures of Latin America and examine the
ways in which music helps to define the identity of this particular
area. Part One provides an in-depth introduction to the area of
Latin America and describes the history, geography, demography, and
cultural settings of the regions that comprise Latin America. It
also explores the many ways to research Latin American music,
including archaeology, iconography, mythology, history,
ethnography, and practice. Part Two focuses on issues and
processes, such as history, politics, geography, and immigration,
which are responsible for the similarities and the differences of
each region's uniqueness and individuality. Part Three focuses on
the different regions, countries, and cultures of Caribbean Latin
America, Middle Latin America, and South America with selected
regional case studies. The second edition has been expanded to
cover Haiti, Panama, several more Amerindian musical cultures, and
Afro-Peru. Questions for Critical Thinking at the end of each major
section guide focus attention on what musical and cultural issues
arise when one studies the music of Latin America -- issues that
might not occur in the study of other musics of the world. Two
audio compact discs offer musical examples of some of the music of
Latin America.
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