Troubling gender : youth and cumbia in Argentina's music scene /

Cumbia villera-literally, cumbia from the shantytowns- is a musical genre quite popular with Argentine youth who frequent urban dance halls. Its songs are known for having highly sexualized lyrics- about girls dancing provocatively or experiencing erotic pleasure. The songs exhibit the tensions at p...

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Main Authors: Vila, Pablo, 1952- (Author), Semán, Pablo (Author)
Other Authors: Martín, Eloísa, Carozzi, María Julia
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, ©2011.
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Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • The history : trajectory and consolidation of the cumbia in the field of Argentine music / Eloísa Martín (translated by Pablo Vila)
  • The lyrics
  • What boys have to say
  • What girls have to say.