Suchergebnisse

Analyzes the mangue beat movement in Recife, Brazil, as a case study of the interplay between local popular culture & the international music industry. The oligopoly that dominates the international music industry is described, demonstrating its control over which musicians & genres receive attention outside their local settings. The growth of the alternative mangue beat movement since its 1991 emergence in the local youth culture of Recife is examined within the context of local & national contexts affecting its creation, production, promotion, & distribution, highlighting its influence on other musical & artistic genres & cultural production in general. Conflicts between the mangue beat movement & the Armorial movement, which disdains mass culture in favor of forms of high culture inherited from Europe, are reviewed, along with cultural policies that work for & against each group. 27 References. K. Hyatt Stewart