The Social History of the Brazilian Samba [Paperback]

First published in 1999, this volume examines the impact of political, social and cultural developments on the nations most popular musical form, samba, in the context of the period 1930-45, one of huge social change in Brazil, with the introduction of industrialization under the authoritarian regime of Get?lio Vargas. She looks at the context in which the songs were written, the life styles and social positions of the composers (sambistas), and their relationship to political and commercial structures.

By studying samba lyrics we can obtain a clear picture of samba lyrics we can obtain a clear picture of sambas shifting status as it was transformed from the music of working-class blacks and was appropriated by mainstream middle-class culture. The final chapters of the book focus on the lyrics of three influential sambistas: Ata?lfo Alves, Noel Rosa and Ari Barroso, and look at the manner in which their songs both comply with and flout tradition and authority.

1. Samba: its Roots and Conventions. 2. The Vargas Regime (1930-45). 3. Samba and the Nascent Music Industry. 4. The Sambas of Ata?lfo Alves (1909-69). 5. The Sambas of Noel Rosa (1910-69). 6. The Sambas of Ari Barroso (1903-64).

First published in 1999, this volume examines the impact of political, social and cultural developments on the nations most popular musical form, samba, in the context of the period 1930-45, one of huge social change in Brazil, with the introduction of industrialization under the authoritarian regime of Get?lio Vargas.

Lisa Shaw is Reader in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at the University of Liverpool. She is author of The Social History of the Brazilian Samba (1999), co-author of Popular Cinema in Brazil (2004) and co-editor of Latin American Cinema: Essays on Modernity, Gender and National Identity (2005).USCopyright ? 1999 Lisa Shaw