AFRICANA STUDIES 137c - d-VPA.Music of Brazil

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Bowdoin College

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Spring 2007. DANIEL SHARP. An introduction to the musics of Brazil that examines musical practice as a kind of cultural behavior. Students learn about the traditional roots of current modern popular styles and explore the role of music in a society divided along lines of class, race and gender. Special emphasis is given to Afro-Brazilian musical genres. (Same as Latin American Studies 137 and Music 137).

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bowdoin.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 725-3000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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