Part I. Introduction to the music cultures of the region -- A profile of the land and people of Latin America / Dale A. Olsen -- Approaches to musical scholarship / Dale A. Olsen -- Part II. Issues and processes in the music of Latin America -- The distribution, symbolism, and use of musical instruments / Dale A. Olsen -- Musical genres and contexts / Anthony Seeger -- Social structure, musicians, and behavior / Anthony Seeger -- Musical dynamics / Anthony Seeger -- Native American musical cultures / Dale A. Olsen -- Music of immigrant groups / Dale A. Olsen -- Part III. Nations and musical traditions -- Caribbean Latin America. Dominican Republic / Martha Ellen Davis -- Cuba / Olavo Alén Rodríguez -- Puerto Rico / Héctor Vega Drouet -- Middle Latin America. Mexico / Daniel E. Sheehy -- Guatemala / Linda O'Brien-Rothe -- South America. The music of South America / Dale A. Olsen -- The tropical-forest region / Anthony Seeger -- Warao / Dale A. Olsen -- Venezuela / Max H. Brandt -- Brazil : Central and southern areas / Suzel Ana Reily -- Afro-Brazilian traditions / Gerard Béhague -- Paraguay / Timothy D. Watkins -- Argentina / Ercilia Moreno Chá -- Bolivia / Henry Stobart -- Q'ero / John Cohen -- Peru / Raúl R. Romero.