Musical formation of popular Singers in Brazil

a case study with Singers who sing in pairs música sertaneja – Brazilian country music

Jaqueline Soares Marques

Jusamara Souza

pp. 203-212

in: Ivana Medi, Marija Dumnić Vilotijević, Ivana Medić (eds), Contemporary popular music studies, Berlin, Springer, 2019

Abstract

This paper discusses the processes of musical and professional socialization through which singers who sing in duet música sertaneja came to constitute themselves as music professionals. Within the qualitative approach the research adopts as methodology the case study, using as data collection technique the semi-structured interview. Interviews were conducted with eight singers who sing in duet música sertaneja located in the region of Triangulo Mineiro/MG ̶ Brazil.