ABSTRACT
The Encyclopedia's coverage ranges from the Bahamas to Tierra del Fuego and from Baja California to Uruguay as it describes the extraordinarily rich and varied music of people from all the countries south of the Rio Grande river.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|25 pages
Introduction to the Music Cultures of the Region
part 2|91 pages
Issues and Processes in the Music of South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
part 3|856 pages
Nations and Musical Traditions
section 1|119 pages
Boundaries and Musics of Native South Americans
section 2|306 pages
Countries and Peoples of South America and Their Music
section 3|79 pages
Mexico: One Country, Many Musics
section 4|159 pages
Central America: Connecting North and South America
section 5|188 pages
Many Islands, Many Sounds
