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Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music. Ed. by George Torres. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, 2013. 484 p. Acid free $100 (ISBN: 978-0-313-34031-4). E-book available (978-0-313-08794-3), call for pricing.
There is increasing interest in music produced both in Latin America and from Latin Americans living within the United States, yet there have been few encyclopedias of Latin American music published in English, and fewer yet devoted to popular music. Editor George Torres, working with an advisory board and 57 contributors spanning the disciplines of musicology, ethnomusicology, anthropology, and Latin American and Latino studies scholars, vividly addresses this need in the Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music.
This densely detailed single volume encyclopedia highlights the musical genres, instrumental ensembles, and unique musical instrumentation in the "Spanish-, Portuguese-, and French-speaking countries of...