Peter Fryer (1927-2006) was a British writer and journalist, whose coverage of the arrival of citizens from the Caribbean onboard the HMT Empire Windrush led to a deep and long-lasting interest in the histories of Black Britons. In 1984, he wrote the classic book Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain (Pluto, 2018).

'Peter Fryer has now taken the study of the history of Brazilian music to another level'

• Maps List of illustrationsPrefaceIntroduction 1. The heritage of Nigeria and Benin: music for worship2. The Angola heritage: capoeira and berimbau 3. The 'Angola warble': street cries and worksongs4. Brazil's dramatic dances 5. Three vanished instruments 6. The African dance heritage7. Brazil's Atlantic dances 8. The emergence of Brazilian popular music 9. Maxixe and urban sambaAppendix A: Continuity and change in the music of the Kongo-Angola culture areaAppendix B: African musical instruments in BrazilAppendix C: The Brazilian musical heritage in Nigeria and Benin Appendix D: The music and dance of Cape VerdeAppendix E: Relaçaõ da fofa que veya agora da Bahia: extract Discography NotesIndex

Peter Fryer (1927-2006) was a British writer and journalist, whose coverage of the arrival of citizens from the Caribbean onboard the HMT Empire Windrush led to a deep and long-lasting interest in the histories of Black Britons. In 1984, he wrote the classic book Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain (Pluto, 2018).

'Peter Fryer has now taken the study of the history of Brazilian music to another level'

• Maps List of illustrationsPrefaceIntroduction 1. The heritage of Nigeria and Benin: music for worship2. The Angola heritage: capoeira and berimbau 3. The 'Angola warble': street cries and worksongs4. Brazil's dramatic dances 5. Three vanished instruments 6. The African dance heritage7. Brazil's Atlantic dances 8. The emergence of Brazilian popular music 9. Maxixe and urban sambaAppendix A: Continuity and change in the music of the Kongo-Angola culture areaAppendix B: African musical instruments in BrazilAppendix C: The Brazilian musical heritage in Nigeria and Benin Appendix D: The music and dance of Cape VerdeAppendix E: Relaçaõ da fofa que veya agora da Bahia: extract Discography NotesIndex

Peter Fryer (1927-2006) was a British writer and journalist, whose coverage of the arrival of citizens from the Caribbean onboard the HMT Empire Windrush led to a deep and long-lasting interest in the histories of Black Britons. In 1984, he wrote the classic book Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain (Pluto, 2018).

'Peter Fryer has now taken the study of the history of Brazilian music to another level'

• Maps List of illustrationsPrefaceIntroduction 1. The heritage of Nigeria and Benin: music for worship2. The Angola heritage: capoeira and berimbau 3. The 'Angola warble': street cries and worksongs4. Brazil's dramatic dances 5. Three vanished instruments 6. The African dance heritage7. Brazil's Atlantic dances 8. The emergence of Brazilian popular music 9. Maxixe and urban sambaAppendix A: Continuity and change in the music of the Kongo-Angola culture areaAppendix B: African musical instruments in BrazilAppendix C: The Brazilian musical heritage in Nigeria and Benin Appendix D: The music and dance of Cape VerdeAppendix E: Relaçaõ da fofa que veya agora da Bahia: extract Discography NotesIndex