Estampas Musicales

This investigation is about a distinguished figure in the Portuguese Musical context of the twentieth century, which so far have not attracted the interest she deserves, although mentioned in dictionaries, encyclopedias as well as some newspaper articles published throughout her career or posthumously. Germaine Francine Benoit Van Gool, was born on July 30, of 1894 in Périgueux, France; daughter of Paul Benoit, French, and, Victorine Marie Van Gool, belgian. She arrived in Portugal in 1906 (at the age of 12). She acquired Portuguese nationality at age of 35. Therefore, we can say that...

Jimi Hendrix was one of the twentieth century's greatest musical innovators. He single-handedly revolutionized the electric guitar-before then little more than an amplified acoustic guitar-inventing a whole new musical vocabulary for this instrument that is still in use today. Jimi Hendrix: The Man, the Music, the Memorabilia recounts his life & career, drawing extensively on previously unpublished material to present a unique verbal & visual portrait of this legendary guitar genius. Through a combination of exclusive memorabilia, contemporary newspaper articles, rare photographs, &...

The band Led Zeppelin was desirable, dark, and dangerous, and this perceptive reference answers questions about their many supposed habits, such as Did they really officiate black masses in their dressing room? Did they flirt with magic? and Did they practice ritual cannabalism? La banda Led Zeppelin era apetecible, oscura y peligrosa, y esta referencia perceptiva contesta preguntas sobre sus costumbres supuestas, como ¿De veras oficiaban misas negras en los camerinos? ¿Habían coqueteado con la magia? y ¿Practicaban el canibalismo ritual?

Más que un elemento accesorio que cambia con la moda, la música popular durante el siglo XX fue un aspecto esencial a través del cual América Latina construyó narraciones de sí misma y de lo que significa ser “colombiano”, “paisa”, o cualquier otra adscripción que es a la vez geográfica y afectiva. Este libro propone una interpretación de la evolución histórica de los hábitos de escucha creados alrededor de tres géneros musicales populares en Medellín, Colombia —el bambuco, el tango y el bolero— durante un periodo de un poco más de treinta años. El análisis busca...