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Chronicles the work of Norberto Tavares, a Cabo Verdean musician and humanitarian who served as the conscience of his island nation during the transition from Portuguese colony to democratic republic. Based on twenty years of collaborative fieldwork, Songs for Cabo Verde: Norberto Tavares's Musical Visions for a New Republic focuses on the musician Norberto Tavares but also tells a larger story about postcolonial nation building, musical activism, and diaspora life within the Lusophone sphere. It follows the parallel trajectories of Cabo Verdean independence and Tavares's musical career over four decades (1975-2010). Tavares lived and worked in Cabo Verde, Portugal, and the United States, where he died in New Bedford, Massachusetts at age fifty-four. Tavares's music serves as a lens through which we can view Cabo Verde's transition from a Portuguese colony to an independent, democratic nation, one that was shaped in part through the musician's persistent humanitarian messages.

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Author:   Susan Hurley-Glowa ,  Professor Ellen Koskoff (Series Editor)
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   University of Rochester Press
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 15.20cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9781648250217

ISBN 10:   1648250211
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   15 June 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Son of Santa Catarina: Norberto Tavares's Early Years (1956-1973) Cabo Verde and Its Traditions in Context Revolutions and Transformations (1973-1975) Volta Pa Fonti: A Return to the Source for Musical Inspiration and Grounding (1976-1979) Starting Again in American (1979-1988) Playing My Culture. (1988-) Opening the Door to Democracy: Norberto Tavares Goes Home (1990) Changing Scenes in New England (1991-1999) The Final Years (2000-2010) Epilogue: The Legacy of Norberto Tavares

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SUSAN HURLEY-GLOWA is professor of ethnomusicology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

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