Living from Music in Salvador (Paperback)
Professional Musicians and the Capital of Afro-Brazil
Series: Music / Culture
Pages: 320
Illustrations: 10 b&w halftones, 1 table, 16 figures
ISBN: 9780819580481
Published: 5th October 2021
Casemate UK Academic
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An ethnography about local working musicians in Brazil's "most African" city
Living from Music in Salvador examines the labor of musicians in Salvador da Bahia, widely regarded as Brazil's most African city. Drawing on fieldwork that spans over sixteen years, the book explores local musicians' lives as members of a flexible work force, emphasizing questions of race, social class, and cultural politics in relation to professional music making. From clubs and restaurants, to Carnaval parades and festival celebrations, to concert stages and recordings, the abiliy of musicians to earn a living wage is contingent on their navigating industry and societal conditions that are profoundly informed by the entrenched legacies of colonization and slavery.
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