Cuba and Its Music
From the First Drums to the Mambo
Sublette, Ned
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BOOK SUMMARY
This entertaining history of Cuba and its music begins with the collision of Spain and Africa and continues through the era of Miguelito Valdés, Arsenio Rodríguez, Benny Moré, and Pérez Prado. It offers a behind-the-scenes examination of music from a
BOOK SYNOPSIS
This entertaining history of Cuba and its music begins with the collision of Spain and Africa and continues through the era of Miguelito Vald--¢â‚¬Â°s, Arsenio RodrÃ?guez, Benny Mor--¢â‚¬Â°, and P--¢â‚¬Â°rez Prado. It offers a behind-the-scenes examination of music from a Cuban point of view, unearthing surprising, provocative connections and making a case for Cuba as fundamental to the evolution of music in the New World. Revealed are how the music of black slaves transformed 16th-century Europe, how the claves appeared, and how Cuban music influenced ragtime, jazz, and rhythm and blues. Music lovers will follow this journey from AndalucÃ?a, the Congo, the Calabar, Dahomey, and Yorubaland via Cuba to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saint-Domingue, New Orleans, New York, and Miami. The music is placed in a historical context that considers the complexities of the slave trade; Cuba's relationship to the United States; its revolutionary political traditions; the music of SanterÃ?a, Palo, AbakuÃ?, Vod--…¡, and much more.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1556525168
ISBN(13-digit): 9781556525162
Copyright: 2004
Dewey Decimal: 780/.97291
Library of Congress: 2003022097
Book Publisher: Independent Pub Group
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 768
Paper Weight (lb): 2.33 lb
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