Leu, Lorraine: Brazilian Popular Music (Ashgate Books) Hardback

Contents

Contents: Culture, politics and the weight of tradition in 1960s Brazil; Style and sexual politics in the Tropicália period; 'You don't know me at all' – challenging vocal traditions; Language, meaning and memory: the songwriting tradition; The tradition of the love song in Brazil; Unidentifiable objects of desire: Caetano Veloso's love songs; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.