LibGuides: MUSC 234 Music in Latin America -- O'Brien: Library Resources

Online Journals and Websites

Ethnomusicology
One of the top peer-reviewed journals in the field. CofC provides access to the full text of most articles. The most recent 4 years are not available online but CofC Libraries has them in print.
Latin American Music Review | Revista de música latinoamericana
One of the top peer-reviewed journals in the field. CofC provides access to the full text of articles from 1980 - present.

The following peer-reviewed journals are available freely online (open access). Most articles are in English, Spanish, or Portuguese, with a few articles in French or Catalan.

General Interest (not scholarly):

Remezcla
Good blog for current articles on Latinx music and pop culture.
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Streaming Music Collections

Intro to World Music playlists from Alexander Street
Playlists for regions around the world, designed to introduce students to a variety of musical styles, instruments and performance contexts.

Music Online: Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries This link opens in a new window
Large, comprehensive streaming audio collection of Smithsonian and world music archives, including many from South and Central America and the Caribbean.

Streaming Video Collections

Look in these collections for documentaries or feature films related to your topic.

World music films and videos from Academic Video Online
Includes music-related documentaries and musical performances from many genres around the world.

Films On Demand This link opens in a new window
Features primarily educational films and documentaries, including many on topics related to music, dance, and culture around the world.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Vast collection of films in all genres and topics.

Beginning Your Research with Reference Sources

Some of the background resources below are available online, some in print, and some are available in both formats. Click on a specific title to see the contents of just that book. Your search results will include the title of the encyclopedia or reference book the article came from.

Credo Reference and Oxford Music Online are library databases containing encyclopedia articles and other brief refererence entries.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Librarian-curated collection of award-winning reference works with extensive subject coverage.
Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Leading online scholarly resource for music research, offering the full texts of major music dictionaries. Includes Grove Music Online. Access limited to 3 simultaneous users.

Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music by George Torres (Editor)
ISBN: 9780313087943
Publication Date: 2013-03-27
This comprehensive survey examines Latin American music, focusing on popular--as opposed to folk or art--music. Available through Credo Reference.
Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes by Ilan Stavans (Editor)
ISBN: 9780313343964
Publication Date: 2014-07-29
Definitive two-volume encyclopedia of Latin music, spanning 5 centuries and 25 countries and describing dozens of rhythms and essential themes. Available in EBSCO.
Pop Culture Latin America! by Lisa Shaw; Stephanie Dennison
Call Number: F1414.2 .S495 2005
ISBN: 1851095098
Publication Date: 2005-01-14
A survey of contemporary Latin American popular culture, covering topics that range from music and film to popular festivals and fashion. Available in print.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Vol. 2: South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean by Dale A. Olsen (Editor); Daniel E. Sheehy (Editor)
Call Number: ML100 .G16 1998 V.2
ISBN: 9780824049478
Publication Date: 1998-10-01
Latin American Music Reader by Javier F. Leon (Editor); Helena Simonett (Editor)
Call Number: ML3549 .L38 2016 OR ebook online
ISBN: 9780252040214
Publication Date: 2016-07-31
A collection of essential writings from the last twenty-five years of Latin American music studies. Chosen as representative, outstanding, and influential in the field, each article appears in English translation.
Latin American Classical Composers by Miguel Ficher
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9781461669111
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Hundreds of composers are represented in this volume, which presents biographical data, including dates of birth and death, personal information about composers' background and training, and a selective listing of each composer's works. Sources for further study are noted within each entry. An index of composers by country rounds out this work.