A “newer” new song : nueva canción in the life and music of Lourdes Pérez : intersections of politics, identity and community

Commonly known as nueva canciόn in Puerto Rico or nueva trova in Cuba, “new song” is a 60-year-old genre, a musical form resonant with political overtones. This thesis examines the life and music of Lourdes Pérez, a Puerto Rican singer working in the nueva canciόn tradition. Pérez, who has lived in...

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Main Author: Hurst, Tara Elgin, 1951-
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-08-1710