Entre Virtudes e Vícios

This study deals with images of women in Cape Verdean music. It focuses on two musical genres: "morna" and "coladeira," usually described one in opposition to the other. It is in the same contrasting way that both genres construct images of women. In "mornas," women are...

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Published inTrans (Online)
Main Author Braz Dias, Juliana
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Barcelona, Spain SibE Sociedad de etnomusiología 01.01.2011
Subjects
Attitudes
Cape Verdean music
Musical Analysis
Musical Genres
Women
Cape Verde Islands
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Summary:This study deals with images of women in Cape Verdean music. It focuses on two musical genres: "morna" and "coladeira," usually described one in opposition to the other. It is in the same contrasting way that both genres construct images of women. In "mornas," women are represented as sacred beings, objects of devotion. On the other hand, in "coladeiras," musicians describe women as false, frivolous, and dangerous. This article analyzes the coexistence of opposing discourses about Cape Verdean women as a response to a particular type of social organization. It also discusses the limits of the presumed contradictory character of this double discourse, and it reflects on the potentiality of music to deal with ambivalent values and practices. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1697-0101
1697-0101