Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the cultures of the peoples of South America. Together with the literary output the many forms of popular music of the subcontinent have enjoyed long-standing popularity in Europe and North America. Among the publishers specializing in Latin American popular culture ABC-Clio/Greenwood Press has established a deserved reputation for its range of titles in this field. Reviewed here in its electronic version, this new publication on popular music of the subcontinent is, therefore, a welcome addition to what has hitherto been a noticeable gap in this publisher's catalogue. The reader will...