Jorge de La Barre holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris (2004). He currently serves as associate professor in the Sociology Department and the Graduate Program in Sociology at Universidade Federal Fluminense, and the Graduate Program in Music at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. He is also a researcher at the Laboratório de Etnografia Metropolitana and at the Núcleo de Estudos Cidadania, Trabalho e Arte, a Member of the Urban Culture Studies Collective (University of California, Davis), and an Associate Researcher at the Institute of Ethnomusicology—Center for the Study of Music and Dance. His work treats themes of urban culture, urban renewal, cultural globalization, techno-culture, music and city.
Michael Birenbaum Quintero is an ethnomusicologist and associate professor in musicology & ethnomusicology, Latin American studies, and African-American studies at Boston University. He writes about the music of black Colombians,...
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