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Biografisk notat
Jason Borge is Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Texas, Austin, and the author of Latin American Writers and the Rise of Hollywood Cinema.
"A superb history of Latin American jazz's artistic and societal evolution." - Kevin Canfield (New York City Jazz Record) “<i>Tropical Riffs</i> offers a wonderful introduction to jazz in Latin America in the early- to late mid-twentieth century, tracing and following jazz in Latin America, and Latin jazz in the U.S. as an evolving hybrid art of musical expressions." - Moshe Morad (EIAL) "With <i>Tropical Riffs</i>, Borge has provided an extremely helpful survey that unites and expands upon scholarship that was, until now, largely contained in isolated country studies. The author convincingly shows how jazz figured prominently in the driving political and cultural debates of twentieth-century Latin America." - Victoria Broadus (The Latin Americanist) "Perhaps the book’s most important contribution is the detailed look into emerging discourses of national identity and its entanglements with complex, and sometimes contradictory ideologies of racial inclusion. Throughout the entire book, Borge’s narrative brings to the fore the many connections between black musicians across the hemisphere that were made possible through jazz." - Marcelo Boccato Kuyumjian (Journal of the Society for American Music) "<i>Tropical Riffs</i> offers a thought-provoking insight into the impact of jazz in Latin America, not only on musical styles and discussions but also on political and cultural debates throughout the region during the twentieth century. In examining how jazz music provided Latin American intellectuals with resources with which to negotiate changing attitudes toward race, sexuality, national identity, US influence, and mass con-sumption, Borge provides a well-written and informative study of a much-neglected topic." - Hazel Marsh (Bulletin of Latin American Research) “Jason Borge has managed to synthesize large and diverse bodies of literature to produce a thoughtful, well-written monograph.... It is a pleasure to enthusiastically recommend it for any collection supporting research in ethnomusicology, jazz studies, or twentieth-century Latin American culture and history.” - Carlos E. Peña (Notes)
Introduction. Kindred Sounds and Latin Cats 1
1. La Civilizada Selva: Latin America and the Jazz Age 13
2. Dark Pursuits: Argentina, Race, and Jazz 51
3. The Anxiety of Americanization: Jazz, Samba, and Bossa Nova 89
4. The Hazards of Hybridity: Afro-Cuban Jazz, Mambo, and Revolution 131
5. Liberation, Disenchantment, and the Afterlives of Jazz 163
Conclusion. The Cruelty of Jazz 195
Notes 201
Bibliography 237
Index 261
"A superb history of Latin American jazz's artistic and societal evolution." - Kevin Canfield (New York City Jazz Record) “<i>Tropical Riffs</i> offers a wonderful introduction to jazz in Latin America in the early- to late mid-twentieth century, tracing and following jazz in Latin America, and Latin jazz in the U.S. as an evolving hybrid art of musical expressions." - Moshe Morad (EIAL) "With <i>Tropical Riffs</i>, Borge has provided an extremely helpful survey that unites and expands upon scholarship that was, until now, largely contained in isolated country studies. The author convincingly shows how jazz figured prominently in the driving political and cultural debates of twentieth-century Latin America." - Victoria Broadus (The Latin Americanist) "Perhaps the book’s most important contribution is the detailed look into emerging discourses of national identity and its entanglements with complex, and sometimes contradictory ideologies of racial inclusion. Throughout the entire book, Borge’s narrative brings to the fore the many connections between black musicians across the hemisphere that were made possible through jazz." - Marcelo Boccato Kuyumjian (Journal of the Society for American Music) "<i>Tropical Riffs</i> offers a thought-provoking insight into the impact of jazz in Latin America, not only on musical styles and discussions but also on political and cultural debates throughout the region during the twentieth century. In examining how jazz music provided Latin American intellectuals with resources with which to negotiate changing attitudes toward race, sexuality, national identity, US influence, and mass con-sumption, Borge provides a well-written and informative study of a much-neglected topic." - Hazel Marsh (Bulletin of Latin American Research) “Jason Borge has managed to synthesize large and diverse bodies of literature to produce a thoughtful, well-written monograph.... It is a pleasure to enthusiastically recommend it for any collection supporting research in ethnomusicology, jazz studies, or twentieth-century Latin American culture and history.” - Carlos E. Peña (Notes)
Introduction. Kindred Sounds and Latin Cats 1
1. La Civilizada Selva: Latin America and the Jazz Age 13
2. Dark Pursuits: Argentina, Race, and Jazz 51
3. The Anxiety of Americanization: Jazz, Samba, and Bossa Nova 89
4. The Hazards of Hybridity: Afro-Cuban Jazz, Mambo, and Revolution 131
5. Liberation, Disenchantment, and the Afterlives of Jazz 163
Conclusion. The Cruelty of Jazz 195
Notes 201
Bibliography 237
Index 261