Catalog Music of Latin America can be located through the catalog using the standard Name, Subject, and Call Number indexes. Materials can also be limited by material type (e.g., books, serials, recordings, video recordings) by choosing the desired format from the pop-up menu for type of material.
The Subject search is the most useful for locating most materials on this topic. A name can also be entered to find books about a person. There are different search strategies depending on whether you are looking for popular, folk, or classical music. Also, searches can be limited to books, printed music, recordings, videos, etc. by selecting the appropriate material type from the pop-up menu immediately below the box where search terms are entered. The following subject headings are useful for finding materials on the music of Latin America:
Calypso (Music)
Folk music—Latin America (or substitute the name of any country from this region)
Folk songs, Spanish—Latin America (or substitute the name of any country from this region)
Mariachi
Music—Latin America (or substitute the name of any country from this region)
Popular music—Latin America (or substitute the name of any country from this region)
Reggae music
Salsa
The subject search is the most effective means of locating popular and folk music. Recordings by a specific artist or by a specific composer can be found with a Name search. This can also be used to find performances by a specific artist. A name search is the best way to locate classical music although it does require that you have done enough prior research to know the names of composers. You can determine the names of major composers from different countries by reading the article on that country in the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Ref. ML100.N48 2001). It is important to enter the names in reverse order, e.g.,
Baca, Susana
Fernandez, Pedro
Gilberto, João
Nascimento, Mílton
Piazzolla, Astor
Revueltas, Silvestre
Shakira
Books about popular and folk music in Latin America are located under call numbers ML3565-ML3575. Books containing printed popular and folk music are shelved under number M1681-M1694. These numbers can also be used in a Call Number search.
Indexes
The following sources identify periodical articles and books. When using any index, it is important to note its scope and period of coverage.
Periodicals and Books
Music Index. Detroit: Information Coordinators; Warren Mich.: Harmonie Park Press, 1949-1996. Index Ref ML118.M84
This is the most comprehensive index for materials about music. It primarily includes citations for periodical articles, articles in conference proceedings, Festschriften, etc. as well as citations for books. Répertoire international de littérature musicale (International Inventory of Music Literature: RILM) New York: International RILM Center, 1967- . Index Ref ML1.I83 and on-line up to the present through FirstSearch
RILM provides citations and abstracts for books and articles about music. The coverage is international and emphasizes scholarly literature. Although there is some overlap with Music Index, the duplication between the two is not great. Both sources complement one another.
International Index to Music Periodicals. Alexandria, Va.: Chadwyck-Healey, 1996-. On-line.
IIMP draws its current content from more than 300 international music periodicals from over 20 countries, and also indexes feature music articles and obituaries appearing in The New York Times and The Washington Post. IIMP covers nearly all aspects of the world of music, from the most scholarly studies to popular music. Every IIMP record in the current file (1996 forward) contains an abstract. There is selective coverage of music periodicals before 1996.
The History of Music: An Index to the Literature Available in a Selected Group of Musicological Publications. Ernst C. Krohn. St. Louis: Baton Music Co., 1958. Ref ML113.K77 1958
This work is useful for music periodicals published before 1949. A selected number of periodicals from the late nineteenth century through January 1952 are represented in this index.
HAPI Online. Hispanic American Periodicals Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/)
HAPI contains bibliographic citations to articles from over 400 scholarly journals published in the United States and Latin America in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Coverage is from 1970 to the present. Available through UCLA, Library Information Systems and on CD ROM.
Academic One File On-line. Interdisciplinary article index covering all subjects in over 10,000 academic-related journals and magazines (the majority with full-text). Includes all the content of Expanded Academic Index ASAP. Coverage: 1980 - present. Also includes New York Times full-text content back to 1995. It is a general periodical database. Because of its limited scope, those needing more comprehensive coverage of music periodicals should refer to Music Index or RILM.
Arts and Humanities Search. Philadelphia: Institute for Scientific Information, 1980- . On-line through FirstSearch
This is a database of citations of journals in all areas of the arts and humanities including music, which can be particularly useful when researching interdisciplinary topics. Although it contains more citations to music journals than IAC cited above, it is still limited in its coverage of music. Those needing more comprehensive coverage should consult Music Index or RILM.
WorldCat. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC, 1972- . On-line. (Select WorldCat from the database listings linked to the Middlebury Library Catalog.)
This is the database of the On-line Computer Library Center which contains citations to materials in thousands of libraries throughout the world. It has one of the largest databases of citations to printed music. Although the database was established in the 1970s, it contains information on much older materials as well. At the beginning of a search be sure to limit by type to "scores." This will give more accurate results.
Selected Reference Bibliography
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Vol. 2: South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Dale Olsen and Daniel E. Sheehy. New York: Garland Publishing, forthcoming. Ref. ML100.G16 1998 v.2 Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary. Miguel Ficher, Martha Furman Schleifer, and John M. Furman, eds. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1996. Ref. ML105 .F53 1996
Revista de música latinoamericana (Latin American Music Review). Austin: University of Texas Press, 1990- .ML199.R48 1994- and Current periodicals
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Stanley Sadie, ed. 2nd ed. London: Macmillan; New York: Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 2001. 20 v. Ref ML100.N48 2001
An authoritative and comprehensive encyclopedia of music containing extensive articles on every aspect of music. Many of the articles have selective bibliographies.
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Colin Larkin, ed. 3rd. ed. 8 vols. New York: Muze UK, 1998. ML102.P66 G84 1998
Although there are a few entries for popular musical topics, virtually all of the entries are for popular music performers or groups and most include a discography.
Béhague, Gerard. Music in Latin America: An Introduction. Prentice-Hall History of Music Series. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1979. ML199.B44
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Barry Kernfeld, ed. 2 vols. London: Macmillan Press; New York, NY: Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1988. Ref ML102.J3 N48 1988
- Diccionario de la música: Española e Hispanoamericana. Emilio Casares Rodicio, ed. [Madrid]: Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, 1999-. ML101.S7 D53 1999
This is a comprehensive encyclopedia of musicians and music from Spain and Latin American countries. -
Internet Resources
Yahoo: Latin American Music . Handbook of Latin American Studies.
HLAS is an annotated subject bibliography of publications in the humanities and social sciences. Available through LOCIS, the Library of Congress Information System.
Ethnomusicology, Folk Music, and World Music, University of Washington Music Library. (http://www.lib.washington.edu/music/world.html). See the section on Latin America, the Caribbean, South America.
Selected Recordings and Videos
General
Musica de la tierra. Vol. 2: Instrumental & Vocal Music. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Music of the World, 1989. MC 337
The Spirit Cries. Mickey Hart, ed. Salem, Mass.: Rykodisc, 1993. CD 3151
Salsa and Latin Jazz
Caliente = Hot: Puerto Rican and Cuban Musical Expression in New York. New York: New World Records, 1977. CD 4126
Salsa: Latin Pop Music in the Cities. [S.l.]: Shanachie Records, 1988. Videocassette ML3558 .S35 1988
Blades, Rubén. Agua de luna (Moon Water). [S.l.]: Elektra, 1987. CD 0545
Argentina
Argentina: Tritonic Musics of the North-West (Argentine: musiques tritoniques du nord-ouest). Musiques et musiciens du monde (Musics and Musicians of the World). Ivry-sur-Seine: Auvidis Unesco, 1992. CD 5155
Argentina canta asi: The Best of Argentine Tango & Folk Music. [Netherlands]: Philips, 1987. CD 5177
Alba, Haydée. Tango argentin. [France]: Ocora, 1990. CD 5006
Firpo, Roberto. Alma de bohemio. [S.l.]: El Bandoneon, 1989. CD 0009
Pugliese, Osvaldo. Osvaldo Pugliese y su Orquesta tipica. [S.l.]: El Bandoneon, 1989. CD 0013
El Charanguero. Columbus, Ohio: Simona Productions, 1994. Videocassette ML1015.C37 C43 1994
Bolivia
Bolivia: Bolivia, Panpipes = (Bolivie: Syrinx de Bolivie). (Unesco collection.) Paris : Auvidis Unesco, 1987. CD 5107
Rumillajta. Atahuallpa: Andean music from Bolivia. Bristol, U.K.: Rumillajta Recordings, 1993. CD 6700
Brazil
Afro-Bahian Religious Songs from Brazil: Songs of the African Cult Groups. Folk music of the Americas. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Division of Music, Recorded Sound Section, 1977. 8859
Beleza tropical. [United States]: Sire/Fly, 1989. CD 5472
Brazil: The Bororo World of Sound (Brésil: le monde sonore des Bororo). Unesco Collection. Ivry-sur-Seine: Auvidis, 1989. CD 5149
Brazil, Roots, Samba. Cambridge, Mass.: Rounder Records, 1989. CD 5468
Brésil: musiques du haut Xingu. Paris: Ocora; Distribution, Harmonia Mundi, 1992. CD 5044
Grupo de Capoeira Angola Palourinho. Capoeira Angola from Salvador, Brazil.Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian/Folkways, 1996. CD 6418
Forró, Etc.: Music of the Brazilian Northeast. Brazil classics, 3. Burbank, Calif.: Luaka Bop/Warner Bros., 1991. CD 5474
O Samba, compiled by David Byrne. Brazil Classics, 2. [United States?]: Luaka Bop/Sire, 1989. CD 5473
Samba Brasil. New York, N.Y.: Verve, 1990. CD 5938
Ney Matogrosso: um brasileiro interpreta Chico Buarque / Bravo Brasil. Brazil: PolyGram Video, [1996?] Videocassette M1690.18.B9 N4 1996
Gal Costa: acústico, MTV. [Brazil]: BMG Video, 1997. Videocassette M1690.18.C67 G3 1997
Gil, Gilberto.Parabolic. Toluca Lake, Calif.: Tropical Storm, 1991. CD 6223
Gilberto, João. The Legendary João Gilberto: The Original Bossa Nova Recordings. Hollywood, Calif.: World Pacific, 1990. CD 5487
Bossa Nova: Music & Reminiscences. Montpelier, Vt.: Multicultural Media, 1993. Videocassette ML232 .B67 1993
Miranda, Carmen.Carmen Miranda: The Brazilian Recordings. Crawley, West Sussex, England: Harlequin, 1993. CD 6218
Nascimento, Mílton. Courage. Hollywood, Calif.: A&M Records, 1969. CD 6217 v.1
Caribbean Islands
Zoop Zoop Zoop: Traditional Music and Folklore of St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John. [New York]: New World Records, 1993. CD 3247
Spence, Joseph. The Complete Folkways Recordings. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings; Cambridge, Mass. : Distributed by Rounder Records, 1992. CD 5328
Chile
Chile: Hispano-Chilean Metisse Traditional Music (Chili: musique traditionelle métisse hispano-chilienne). Musiques & musiciens du monde (Musics & Musicians of the World). Unesco Collection. Paris: Auvidis, 1988. CD 5178
Inti-Illimani. Canto de Pueblos Andinos. [S.l.]: Monitor, [198-?] CD 5581
Colombia
Whitten, Norman E. Afro-Hispanic Music from Western Colombia and Ecuador. [S.l.]: Folkways Records 1967. 3460
Cuba
A Carnival of Cuban Music. Routes of Rhythm, vol. 1. Cambridge, Mass.: Rounder, 1990. CD 2588
Cuban Dance Party. Routes of Rhythm, v. 2. Cambridge, Mass.: Rounder, 1990. CD 2588
Coleman, Steve. The Sign and the Seal: Transmissions of the Metaphysics of a Culture. New York: RCA Victor, 1996. CD 6492
La Rumba. Coleccién Música cubana. [S.l. : s.n., 198-?] Videocassette GV1796.R8 R8 1980z
Milanés, Pablo. Cancionero. Hollywood, Calif.: World Pacific, 1993. CD 6367
Rodríguez, Silvio. Greatest hits. Cuba classics; 1. New York, N.Y.: Sire, 1991. CD 5889
Los Van Van. Songo. New York: Mango, 1989. CD 2236
Dominican Republic
Guerra, Juan Luis. Areito. Miami: Karen, 1992. CD 5428
Guerra, Juan Luis. Bachata rosa. Hialeah Gardens, Fla.: Karen, 1990. CD 4738
Haiti
Caribbean Revels: Haitian Rara and Dominican Gaga. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian/Folkways, 1991. CD 5330
Boukman Eksperyans. Vodou adjae. New York: Mango, 1991. CD 4179
Jamaica
Drums of Defiance: Maroon Music from the Earliest Free Black Communities of Jamaica. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian/Folkways; Cambridge, Mass.: distributed by Rounder, 1992. CD 5320
Jolly Boys. Sunshine 'n' Water. Salem, Mass.: Ryko, 1991. MC 330
The Harder They Come. [S.l.]: Mango, 1973. 5260
Black Uhuru. Red. New York: Mango/Island Records, 1981. CD 1868
Roots, Rock, Reggae. Beats of the Heart. [S.l.]: Shanachie Records, 1988. Videocassette ML3532 .R66 1988
Toots & the Maytals: Live! Los Angeles: Island Visual Arts, 1992. Videocassette M1681.J3 T66 1992
Isaacs, Gregory. Night Nurse. New York: Mango, 1982. CD 3426
Marley, Bob. Catch a Fire. New York: Island Records, 1973. 8552
The Bob Marley Story. New York: Island Visual Arts, 1986. Videocassette ML3532 .B6 1986
Marley, Rita. Who Feels It Knows It. Ho Ho Kus, N.J.: Shanachie Records, 1982. 7918
Marley, Ziggy. Conscious Party. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Virgin Records America, 1988. CD 1063
Mighty Diamonds. Ice on Fire. New York, N.Y.: Virgin Records, 1977. 9464
Third World. Journey to Addis. New York: Island, 1978. 7479
Tosh, Peter. Legalise It. New York: CBS, 1976. CD 0420
UB40. Labour of Love. Hollywood, Calif.: A&M Records, 1983. CD 1006
Wailer, Bunny. Roots, Radics, Rockers, Reggae. Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J.: Shanachie, 1987. CD 4577
Mexico
Folkstyles of Mexico & Colombia. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Music of the World, 1994. CD 6180
Celebrations: Mexican Indian Traditions (Traditions Indiennes du Mexique). France: Auvidis, 1992. CD 5159
Mexico: Fiestas of Chiapas and Oaxaca. [S.l.]: Nonesuch Records, 1976. 6963
The Earliest Mariachi Recordings. El Cerrito, Calif.: Arhoolie Records, 1986. MC 331
Folkstyles of Mexico & Colombia. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Music of the World, 1994 CD 6180
Peru
The Soul of Black Peru. Afro-Peruvian Classics. New York: Luaka Bop, 1995. CD 6272
Kingdom of the Sun: Peru's Inca Heritage. [S.l.]: Nonesuch, [1969] 3842
Mountain music of Peru. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Folkways; Cambridge, Mass.: Distributed by Rounder Records, 1991-1994. CD 3856 and CD 6809
Trinidad and Tobago
Pan Champs, vol. 1. Santa Cruz, Calif. : Blue Rhythm Records, 1990. MC 333
Calypso Calaloo: Early Carnival Music in Trinidad. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1993. CD 5685
Calypso Pioneers: 1912-1937. Cambridge, Mass.: Rounder, 1989. CD 3942
Arrow. Soca Dance Party. New York: Mango, Island Records, 1990. CD 3437
One Hand Don't Clap. New York: Rhapsody Films, 1991. Videocassette ML3565 .O64 1991
United States (Hispanic American Music)
Borderlands: from Conjunto to Chicken Scratch. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian/Folkways, 1993. CD 6807
Conjunto!: Texas-Mexican Border. Cambridge, Mass.: Rounder Records, 1988-1990. CD 3946 v. 1-4
Dark and Light in Spanish NewMexico. New York: New World Records, 1995. CD 5198
Music of New Mexico: Hispanic Traditions. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Folkways; Cambridge, Mass.: Distributed by Rounder Records, 1992. CD 3515
Tejano Roots. El Cerrito, Calif.: Arhoolie Productions, 1991. CD 3575
Tejano Roots: The Women. El Cerrito, Calif.: Arhoolie, 1991. CD 3574
Conjunto Bernal. Mi unico camino: 24 Original Hits. Tejano Roots. El Cerrito, Calif.: Arhoolie, 1992. CD 3562
Rosa, Tony de la. Así se baila en Tejas. Cambridge, Mass.: Rounder Records, 1991. CD 3434
Jiménez, Flaco. Ay te dejo en San Antonio. El Cerrito, Calif.: Arhoolie, 1990. CD 3613
Jiménez, Santiago. Familia y tradicíon. Cambridge, Mass.: Rounder, 1989. CD 3949
Jordan, Steve. The Many Sounds of Steve Jordan. El Cerrito, Calif.: Arhoolie Productions, 1990. CD 3614
Longoria, Valerio. Caballo viejo. El Cerrito, Calif.: Arhoolie, 1990. CD 5413
Martínez, Narciso. Narciso Martínez: "Father of Texas-Mexican conjunto." El Cerrito, Calif.: Arhoolie, 1993. CD 3912
Mendoza, Lydia. Mal hombre. El Cerrito, Calif.: Arhoolie Folklyric, 1992. CD 3761
Uruguay
Marino Rivero, René. Bandoneon Pure: Dances of Uruguay. The World's Musical Traditions, 5. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Folkways, 1993. CD 6258