Hugo Chávez, Alí Primera and Venezuela : the politics of music in Latin America
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Hugo Chávez, Alí Primera and Venezuela : the politics of music in Latin America
（Palgrave studies in the history of subcultures and popular music）
Palgrave Macmillan, c2016
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Discography: p. 215
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-227) and index
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Description
Unlike much of the literature on Venezuela in the Chavez period, this book shifts focus away from 'top down' perspectives to examine how Venezuelan folksinger Ali Primera (1942-1985) became intertwined with Venezuelan politics, both during his lifetime and posthumously. Ali's 'Necessary Songs' offered cultural resources that enabled Chavez to connect with pre-existing patterns of grassroots activism in ways that resonated deeply with the poor and marginalised masses. Official support for Ali's legacy led the songs to be used in new ways in the Chavez period, as Venezuelans actively engaged with them to redefine themselves in relation to the state and to reach new understandings of their place within a changed society. This book is essential reading not only for those interested in popular music and politics, but for all those seeking to better understand how Chavez was able to successfully identify himself so profoundly with the Venezuelan masses, and they with him.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Popular Music and Politics in Latin America.- 1. Latin American New Song in the 1960s: The Leftist Revival of Folk Traditions.- 2. The Development of New Song in Venezuela in the 1970s: Ali Primera and Cancion Necesaria.- 3. Collective Memories of Ali Primera in the Late Punto Fijo Period (1985-1989).- 4. Hugo Chavez and Ali Primera in the 1990s: 'together in hope and song'.- 5. Ali Primera and Venezuelan Cultural Policy in the Twenty-First Century.- 6. Ali Primera's Cancion Necesaria and Chavismo.- Conclusion: Latin American New Song: An Enduring Legacy.
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