Tag: ethnomusicology

• Music, Brazil, & Culture

  Let’s mix things up a little bit today. Here’s an excerpt from an essay I wrote about how music in Brazil has mirrored the historical and cultural changes which it has experienced in the modern era. In this excerpt, I highlight the influence of the talented vocalist and musician Milton Nascimento.  Milton Nascimento is universally…

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  October 28, 2013

  Essay, History & Culture, Writing Excerpt

  Brazil, Brazilian culture, Brazilian jazz and folk music, Carnival, Corner Club, culture, ethnomusicology, Milton Nascimento, Minas Gerais, Music, south america

• On a Personal Note: Second Master’s in the Bag

  Pending some depository documents for the university library that I’ve already sent, as of May 31, I just completed my second Master’s degree – this one in Humanities. (with a history concentration) It was an external degree program through California State University/Dominguez Hills. It was profitable to me in many ways. First, it got me…

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  May 31, 2013

  What’s Happening

  California State University, ethnomusicology, humanities, master’s degree