In this Book
- Musicians in Transit: Argentina and the Globalization of Popular Music
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: Duke University Press
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In Musicians in Transit Matthew B. Karush examines the transnational careers of seven of the most influential Argentine musicians of the twentieth century: Afro-Argentine swing guitarist Oscar Alemán, jazz saxophonist Gato Barbieri, composer Lalo Schifrin, tango innovator Astor Piazzolla, balada singer Sandro, folksinger Mercedes Sosa, and rock musician Gustavo Santaolalla. As active participants in the globalized music business, these artists interacted with musicians and audiences in the United States, Europe, and Latin America and contended with genre distinctions, marketing conventions, and ethnic stereotypes. By responding creatively to these constraints, they made innovative music that provided Argentines with new ways of understanding their nation’s place in the world. Eventually, these musicians produced expressions of Latin identity that reverberated beyond Argentina, including a novel form of pop ballad; an anti-imperialist, revolutionary folk genre; and a style of rock built on a pastiche of Latin American and global genres. A website with links to recordings by each musician accompanies the book.
Table of Contents

- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Note about Online Resources
- pp. xi-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-14
- Conclusion
- pp. 216-220
- Bibliography
- pp. 249-262
Additional Information
ISBN
9780822373773
Related ISBN(s)
9780822362166, 9780822362364, 9781478091165
MARC Record
OCLC
1103687240
Pages
280
Launched on MUSE
2019-06-24
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND
Copyright
2017