Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges's The Corner Club

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Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges's The Corner Club by Jonathon Grasse

In 1972, a group of creative Brazilian musicians and poets informally led by singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento recorded a landmark double-LP titled Clube da Esquina (Corner Club). The album saw highly original songs by Milton, already an award-winning international star, sharing vinyl with those of Lô Borges, an unknown eighteen-year-old from Belo Horizonte, the capital of the state of Minas Gerais. There, where the street "corner" still exists, grew their collective also known as the Corner Club, as the artists collaborated on many subsequent albums boasting innovative blends of pop, jazz, rock, folk, classical influences, and, before Brazil’s return to civilian rule in 1985, poignant protest songs aimed at a cruel dictatorship. Drawing on a thirty-year relationship with Minas Gerais that includes interviews with Corner Club members and extensive research of Portuguese language sources, Jonathon Grasse presents an analysis of the artists, songs, and ideas comprising the LP that helps define this Brazilian generation. 33 1/3 Global, a series related to but independent from 33 1/3, takes the format of the original series of short, music-based books and brings the focus to music throughout the world. With initial volumes focusing on Japanese and Brazilian music, the series will also include volumes on the popular music of Australia/Oceania, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and more.
Jonathon Grasse is a composer, ethnomusicologist, and Professor of Music at California State University, Dominguez Hills, USA. He is author of the forthcoming book Hearing Brazil: Music in Minas Gerais.
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ISBN 13 9781501346828
ISBN 10 1501346822
Title Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges's The Corner Club
Author Jonathon Grasse
Series 33 1 3 Brazil
Condition Unavailable
Binding type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Year published 2020-03-05
Number of pages 176
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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