Recent Publications
NEW BOOK Fiddles in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Cultures Transatlantic Aesthetics Routledge - SOAS Studies in Music series. The book presents fresh data and debates drawn from extensive research to broaden the study of African music by focusing on fiddle playing, exploring rhythm aesthetics and tonal systems within cultural contexts.. Focused on Cape Verde, Mozambique, and Brazil, the research maps cultural affiliations, addressing cultural displacement and historical ties. It engages with postcolonial power dynamics, highlighting fiddle playing as a form of resistance and revival. Primarily aimed at academic researchers in ethnomusicology and related fields, the book provides detailed analytical descriptions and narratives of artists, instruments, and playing styles. It contributes to discussions on music, decolonization, and diasporic communities' demands for authenticity and recognition.. By revealing lesser-known fiddle traditions, it enriches the world music genre, attracting both academic and general readers interested in transcultural music studies.
The Cimboa and Cape Verdean Transcultural Heritage, in David Treece (ed), Space and Transnationalism in Brazil, Portugal and the Atlantic London: Anthem Press (2020). Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2022
Folia and Baile de Rabecada: Aural Narratives in a Brazilian Quilombo. Brasiliana: Journal for Brazilian Studies, 8(1-2), 91-116. (2019)
PhD Thesis Fiddles in Luso-Afro-Brazilian cultures : subaltern aesthetics King's College London (University of London) (2019)