Elsie Houston

This new biography traces the fascinating life and work of Elsie Houston, a Brazilian, mixed-race, classically trained soprano who captured the 1920s and 1930s Western artistic vogue for black exotica by restylizing Afro-Brazilian folk songs on elite stages in Paris and New York.

Aceasta noua biografie urmareste viata si munca fascinanta a lui Elsie Houston, o soprana braziliana, de rasa mixta, cu pregatire clasica, care a surprins moda artistica occidentala din anii 1920 si 1930 pentru exotica neagra prin restilizarea cantecelor populare afro-braziliane pe scenele de elita din Paris si New York. .