African rhythms are at the heart of contemporary black Brazilian
music. Surveying a musical legacy that encompasses over 400 years,
Rhythms of Resistance traces the development of this rich cultural
heritage. Acclaimed author Peter Fryer describes how slaves,
mariners and merchants brought African music from Angola and the
ports of East Africa to Latin America. In particular, they brought
it to Brazil - today the country with the largest black population
of any outside Africa. Fryer examines how the rhythms and beats of
Africa were combined with European popular music to create a unique
sound and dance tradition. Fryer focuses on the political nature of
this musical crossover and the role of an African heritage in the
cultural identity of Brazilian blacks today. Rhythms of Resistance
is an absorbing account of a theme in global music and is rich in
fascinating historical detail.
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