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The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular Music of Brazil

The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular Music of Brazil

by Chris McGowan  •  Ricardo Pessanha

  • MUSIC
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

A wide-ranging history of popular music in Brazil, revised with an undated discography of 1000 titles, ample illustrations and chapters on jazz and rock. The authors write for Billboard magazine.  (BZL52, $31.95)


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