Music in Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal & Spain: Background
A selective guide to research resources available at Columbia University Libraries.
Oxford Music Online
- Oxford music online This link opens in a new windowOxford Music Online (OMO) is the access-point for Oxford music reference subscriptions and products, including Grove Music Online, The Oxford Companion to Music, and The Oxford Dictionary of Music. With OMO patrons can cross-search Grove and Oxford reference content in one location. Articles from specialist dictionaries such as The New Grove Dictionary of Opera and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd ed., are available via OMO.
Reference Resources
- Garland encyclopedia of world music online / [Advisory editors, Bruno Nettl and Ruth Stone ; founding editors, James Porter and Timothy Rice]. This link opens in a new windowThe Garland encyclopedia of world music online is a comprehensive online resource devoted to music research of all the world's peoples. Each volume contains an overview of a geographic region, a survey of its musical heritage, and a description of specific musical genres, practices, and performances. Articles include detailed photographs that show musicians, musical instruments, and the cultural context of dances, rituals, and ceremonies. Other images include drawings, maps, and musical examples for further study. Contains the full text of the 10 volume print encyclopedia (originally published in 1997), which is searchable all together for the first time.
- Music online This link opens in a new windowCross-searches audio, video, scores, and full-text reference content from all Alexander Street Press music databases.
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: Locations: BrazilCall Number: ONLINEPublication Date: 2005
Pop Culture Latin America! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle by Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 9781849723756Publication Date: 2009
Music of Latin America and the Caribbean by Call Number: ML199 .B75 2011 - MusicISBN: 9780131839441Publication Date: 2010
Diccionario enciclopédico de la música en Cuba by Call Number: ML102.C8 G576 2007g - Music ReferenceISBN: 9789591014009Publication Date: 20074 v. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: an Encyclopedic History by Call Number: ML199 .M858 2004 - MusicISBN: 0292702981Publication Date: 2004
Diccionario de hip-hop y rap afrolatinosCall Number: ML102.R27 D53 2002 - Music ReferencePublication Date: 2002"España, Italia, Portugal, Francia, Latinoamérica y Africa"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references, discographies, and index.
Diccionario de la música española e hispanoamericanaCall Number: ML315 .D53 1999g - Music ReferenceISBN: 8480483032Publication Date: 1999-200210 v. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Enciclopédia da música brasileiraCall Number: ML101.B7 E53 2000g - Music ReferencePublication Date: 2000[v. 1]. Erudita / seleção dos verbetes, Régis Duprat
[v. 2]. Popular / seleção dos verbetes, Zuza Homem de Mello
[v. 3]. Samba e choro / seleção dos verbetes, Zuza Homem de Mello
[v. 4]. Sertaneja / seleção dos verbetes, Biaggio Baccarin.- Encyclopedia of Latin American Music in New York by Call Number: ML102.P66 F54 1994g - Music ReferenceISBN: 096432010XPublication Date: 1994
Latin American Classical Composers by Call Number: ML105 .F53 2002 - Music ReferenceISBN: 0810845172Publication Date: 2002
- LANIC: Music in Latin AmericaSelective, organized directory of web resources on music in Latin America.
- Brazilian World Music DayAn online effort to identify and catalog all the recordings of Brazilian Music throughout the world and introduce ideas and music from this vibrant culture.
- Disco do BrasilComplete discographies of many artists that emerged with Bossa Nova or after it - for example, João Gilberto, Tom Jobim, Elis Regina, Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Edu Lobo, Gilberto Gil, Baden Powell, Maria Bethania, Paulinho da Viola. Dorival Caymmi and Noel Rosa Cartola.