Overview
- Studies how Alí Primera became intertwined with venezuelan politics both during and after his lifetime
- Avoids the 'top down' political perspective often included in much of the literature from this period
- Provides a greater understanding of how Chávez successfully identified himself with the Venezuelan masses
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music (PSHSPM)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Unlike much of the literature on Venezuela in the Chávez period, this book shifts focus away from 'top down' perspectives to examine how Venezuelan folksinger Alí Primera (1942-1985) became intertwined with Venezuelan politics, both during his lifetime and posthumously. Alí’s ‘Necessary Songs’ offered cultural resources that enabled Chávez to connect with pre-existing patterns of grassroots activism in ways that resonated deeply with the poor and marginalised masses. Official support for Alí’s legacy led the songs to be used in new ways in the Chávez 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 Chávez was able to successfully identify himself so profoundly with the Venezuelan masses, and they with him.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Hazel Marsh is Lecturer in the School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies at the University of East Anglia, UK. She has researched, and published on, popular music and the Mexican student movement, Venezuelan cultural policy in the Chávez period, resistance music in Oaxaca, Mexico, and representations of British Gypsies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hugo Chávez, Alí Primera and Venezuela
Book Subtitle: The Politics of Music in Latin America
Authors: Hazel Marsh
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57968-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57967-6Published: 15 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-84579-8Published: 21 April 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-57968-3Published: 04 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2730-9517
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9525
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 239
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cultural History, History of the Americas, Music