THE GREAT BLACK MUSIC OF THE ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO: A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW.

UMA BREVE REVISÃO BIBLIOGRÁFICA

Authors

  • Romulo Alex Inácio USP

Keywords:

Experimentalism, Avant-garde, Black Diaspora, Performance, Black Creative Praxis

Abstract

The USA group Art Ensemble of Chicago, which emerged in the mid-1960s, is one of the most influential representatives of Afro-diasporic musical and performance experimentalism. They are considered avatars of a black sonic avant-garde, little studied in Brazil but influential in the global artistic world. This brief bibliographical review focuses on the work of the main researchers dedicated to the group's work and aims to contribute to the knowledge of the rich creative methodologies and political strategies employed by the group as a black creative praxis, reconciling the ethical and aesthetic objectives that guided the processes of self-determination of this group, and which can serve as a horizon and inspiration for so many other artistic processes.

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Author Biography

Romulo Alex Inácio, USP

Musician (de)composer, improviser, cultural producer, curator and educator. Researcher of creative processes. He has collaborated with more than 300 artists internationally in multidisciplinary processes, participating in festivals in Brazil and Europe in Cinema, dance, music, performance, theater, literature and multimedia projects. He is active in the Radio Diaspora projects (free jazz and electronic duo) and directs Máquina Vocal (choral improvisation under conductor). He has a degree in History (UNIFAI 2009) and a postgraduate degree in Popular Song from Universidade Santa Marcelina in 2016, Vocal Research in Contemporary Creative Processes from UNESP in 2019 and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Sonology at ECA/USP.

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2025-04-22 — Updated on 2025-04-22

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Inácio, R. A. (2025). THE GREAT BLACK MUSIC OF THE ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO: A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW.: UMA BREVE REVISÃO BIBLIOGRÁFICA. DEBATES - Cadernos Do Programa De Pós-Graduação Em Música, 29, e2925D8. Retrieved from https://seer.unirio.br/revistadebates/article/view/13472

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