A canção no Brasil: Literature, Music, and the Brazilian Popular Song

A canção no Brasil: Literature, Music, and the Brazilian Popular Song

Musician and scholar Jose Miguel Wisnik, with guitarist and writer Arthur Nestrovski, combined their academic, musical, and literary skills to create a blend between the classroom and the stage. The event showcased songs representative of the Brazilian songbook, including Vinicius de Moraes' "A Felicidade" and Caetano Veloso's "Pecado Original."

Wisnik and Nestrovski incorporated literature and history to guide the audience through the formation of Brazilian music, the transforming powers of Bossa Nova and Tropicalismo, and the status of popular song within mass culture.

This event was sponsored by the University of Chicago's Center for Latin American Studies.

April 17, 2012