Voices of drought: the politics of music and environment in northeastern Brazil

'Voices of Drought' is an ethnomusicological study of relationships between popular music, the environmental and social costs of drought, and the politics of culture and climate vulnerability in the northeast region of Brazil, primarily the state of Ceará.

The text traces the articulations of music and sound with drought as a discourse, a matter of politics, and a material reality.

It encompasses multiple entwined issues, including ecological exile, poverty, and unequal access to vital resources such as water, along with corruption, prejudice, unbridled capitalism, and rapidly expanding neoliberalism.