Foreword
Preface
CD Track List
1. Portugal, Spain and the World
The Setting
A Glimpse at Iberian Music and Dance
The jota
The vira
The romance
Historical Trajectories on the Iberian Peninsula
A Shared Heterogeneous Early History
Maritime Expansion
From Authoritarian Regimes to Democracy
2. The Construction of Region and Nation through Music and Dance
Nineteenth Century Nationalism and Regionalism
The Sardana: The "National Dance" of Catalonia
Dictatorships, Nationalism and Expressive Culture
Music and Dance Traditions in Democracy
Singing Alentejo
Staging Cantabrian Identity
Piping in Galicia and Terras de Miranda do Douro
3. Music in Fiestas
The World of Fiestas in Portugal and Spain
The Fiestas de San Juan de Soria
The Romaria de São João d'Arga
Concluding Observations
4. Fado
An Evening of Fado in Mouraria
What is Fado?
Lyrics
Performance
Repertoire
The Fado Icon Amália Rodrigues
Origins and Historical Trajectory
Fado in the Twenty First Century
5. Flamenco
A Session at the Peña Flamenca de Córdoba
What is Flamenco?
Repertoire
Musical Characteristics
Lyrics
Origins and Early History
La Niña de Los Peines
Revitalization
New Paths
Icons of Nuevo Flamenco: Camarón, Enrique Morente and Paco de Lucía
Flamenco as Heritage
Glossary
References
Resources
Index