A Simple Brazilian Song by James Woodall
In 1992, James Woodall was asked to write an article about a Brazilian musician he'd never heard of, called Chico Buarque. He discovered that Buarque was a national hero in his native country and that interviewing him was a bit like a Latin American interviewing Paul McCartney. Woodall fell under Buarque's spell and began an affair with Brazilian pop music which has lasted to this day. His new passion took him to Brazil and in particular to Rio de Janeiro, world capital of Carnival and samba. Over several visits, he met with Chico Buarque, discovered the city's immodest beach culture and took part in Carnival. He met Chico Buarque's great contemporary, Caetano Veloso and other stars. Picking up Portuguese on the hop, he learnt a great deal about Chico Buarque's life and about the strange and dangerous city where he lives. This book is as much a hymn to Rio de Janeiro as it is to the music that beats at its heart.
Woodall captures the exhilaration as well as the grime and sweat of Rio and its music..a book that is filled with lyrical references and which has an hypnotic rhythm of its own. MAIL ON SUNDAY Woodall seems consistently to ask the right questions..always engaging TLS His writings on the music have lasting value Q
James Woodall has written on music, theatre and literature for, amongst others, THE TIMES, the DAILY TELEGRAPH, the OBSERVER and GQ. He has written a book on flamenco, and a biography of Jorge Luis Borges, THE MAN IN THE MIRROR OF THE BOOK, was published in 1996.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349108490 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349108498 |
| Title | A Simple Brazilian Song |
| Author | James Woodall |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1998-04-02 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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