Chris Estrada

Michigan State University, Romance and Classical Studies, Faculty Member

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Anthropologist, historian, ethnomusicologist focused on Northeastern Brazilian and the African diaspora. Research interests include intangible heritage, cultural identity, multi-media archival work, and the intersection of the arts, performance, and social movements.

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UNL - New University of Lisbon

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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique / French National Centre for Scientific Research

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San Diego State University

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University of Toronto

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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - UTM

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University of Salamanca

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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University of Notre Dame

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UFF - Universidade Federal Fluminense

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Talking Pretty and Kicking Up Dust: Modernity and Tradition in Maracatu de Baque Solto of Pernambuco

abstract:This article looks at the dynamic relationship between modernity and tradition in maraca... more abstract:This article looks at the dynamic relationship between modernity and tradition in maracatu de baque solto, a regional music associated with sugarcane workers in the Mata Norte region of Pernambuco, Brazil. Changes in the way the poet-singers (mestres) view their own practice and the history of their art form reflect transformations in the rural areas, innovation in techniques and approaches, and shifting dynamics between maracatu and its interlocutors. The maracatu community is currently negotiating complex and dynamic relationships with cultural programmers and entrepreneurs in which singers reconfigure their participatory tradition for presentational settings. Drawing on three years of ethnographic and historical fieldwork, I pose questions about the limits and possibilities of maracatu's own strategic and unorthodox uses of the dominant discourses surrounding folklore and popular culture in Northeast Brazil.resumen:Este artigo examina a relação dinâmica entre moderni...

Talking Pretty and Kicking Up Dust: Modernity and Tradition in Maracatu de Baque Solto of Pernambuco

A B S T R AC T: This article looks at the dynamic relationship between modernity and tradition in... more A B S T R AC T: This article looks at the dynamic relationship between modernity and tradition in maracatu de baque solto, a regional music associated with sugarcane workers in the Mata Norte region of Pernambuco, Brazil. Changes in the way the poet-singers (mestres) view their own practice and the history of their art form reflect transformations in the rural areas, innovation in techniques and approaches, and shifting dynamics between maracatu and its interlocutors. The maracatu community is currently negotiating complex and dynamic relationships with cultural programmers and entrepreneurs in which singers recon-figure their participatory tradition for presentational settings. Drawing on three years of ethnographic and historical fieldwork, I pose questions about the limits and possibilities of maracatu's own strategic and unorthodox uses of the dominant discourses surrounding folklore and popular culture in Northeast Brazil. ■ ■ ■ keywords: cultura popular, traditionalism, improvised poetry, authenticity and cultural revival , modernity, mass culture, Northeast Brazil R E S U M O : Este artigo examina a relação dinâmica entre modernidade e tradição no mara-catu de baque solto, uma música regional associada aos trabalhadores canavieiros da Zona da Mata Norte de Pernambuco, Brasil. Mudanças na maneira em que os mestres (poetas-cantadores do maracatu) enxergam sua prática e a história da sua arte refletem transfor-mações na zona rural, e mudanças nas dinâmicas entre o maracatu e seus interlocutores. A comunidade do maracatu atualmente negocia relações complexas e dinâmicas com pro-gramadores e empresários culturais, onde sua tradição participativa é reconfigurada para ambientes somente de apresentação. Com base em três anos de trabalho de campo etno-gráfico e histórico, eu questiono os limites e as possibilidades das estratégias forjadas pelo maracatu e seu uso inortodoxo dos discursos dominantes sobre folclore e cultura popular no Nordeste do Brasil. ■ ■ ■ palavras-chave: cultura popular, tradicionalismo, poesia improvisada, autenticidade e renas-cimento cultural, modernidade, cultura de massa, Nordeste do Brasil ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

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