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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>José Luiz Martinez <rudrasena@uol.com.br></I><BR>Reply-To: <I>MUSIKEION -- A forum on the meaning of music <musikeion@pucsp.br></I><BR>To: <I>Musikeion <musikeion@pucsp.br></I><BR>Subject: <I>[Musikeion] NYT article on Mario de Andrade's ethnomusicological mission in Brazilian North-Northeast</I><BR>Date: <I>Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:38:23 -0200</I><BR>>Dear friends at Musikeion,<BR>><BR>><BR>>There appeared today an article by Larry Rohter in The New York Times on a<BR>>special collection of cds and a booklet issued last year here in Sao Paulo.<BR>>It is composed of 6 audio cds from restored tracks of the Folk Music<BR>>Mission, planned and directed by Mario de Andrade in 1938. The restoration<BR>>and edition was directed by Marcos Branda Lacerda, a musicologist
and<BR>>professor at the University of Sao Paulo. The texts in the booklet are in<BR>>both Portuguese and English.<BR>><BR>>The article can be read at:<BR>><BR>><BR>>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/25/arts/music/25braz.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref<BR>>=slogin<BR>><BR>><BR>>And there are also 6 MP3 samples, including one of the songs of piano<BR>>carriers, which I mentioned in this list some years ago while analyzing the<BR>>indexical aspect of musical meaning.<BR>><BR>><BR>>The box with the 6 cds can be ordered at:<BR>><BR>>http://www.sescsp.org.br/loja/index.cfm?forget=8&inslog=27<BR>><BR>><BR>>I'm not sure Sesc would ship the set abroad, though. (Anyone in the list<BR>>knows?)<BR>><BR>>There is also a nice website of the project (in Portuguese), with text,<BR>>video and audio
files:<BR>><BR>><BR>>http://sampa3.prodam.sp.gov.br/ccsp/missao/index.htm<BR>><BR>><BR>>When I got my set, last year, I spent hours traveling in time and space.<BR>>This work brings to the present sounds and people who do not sing anymore.<BR>>Brazilian traditional music, however, is still much alive in newer voices,<BR>>in many styles practiced in areas not documented by 1938 mission, and quite<BR>>in need of continuous research and support.<BR>><BR>><BR>>Regards,<BR>>Martinez<BR>><BR>><BR>>--<BR>>Prof. Dr. José Luiz Martinez<BR>>Departamento de Linguagens do Corpo<BR>>Faculdade de Comunicação e Filosofia - PUC-SP<BR>><BR>>Rede Interdisciplinar de Semiótica da Música<BR>>http://www.pucsp.br/pos/cos/rism<BR>><BR>>Musikeion - fórum sobre signficação
musical<BR>>http://listas.pucsp.br/mailman/listinfo/musikeion<BR>>http://listas.pucsp.br/pipermail/musikeion/<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>_______________________________________________<BR>>Musikeion mailing list - Musikeion@pucsp.br<BR>>http://listas.pucsp.br/mailman/listinfo/musikeion<BR>>--<BR>>Supported by NuCC-Internet PUC-SP<BR>>http://www.nucc.pucsp.br<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div><br clear=all><hr>Chegou o Windows Live Spaces:você divide seu blog, suas fotos, sua lista de música e agora encontra seus amigos! <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMABRBR/2731??PS=47575" target="_top"> É só entrar no:</a> </html>