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This book explores the complexity of Cuban dance music and the webs that connect it, musically and historically, to other Caribbean music, to salsa, and to Latin Jazz. Establishing a scholarly foundation for the study of this music, Raul A. Fernandez introduces a set of terms, definitions, and empirical information that allow for a broader, more informed discussion. He presents fascinating musical biographies of prominent performers Cachao Lopez, Mongo Santamaria, Armando Peraza, Patato Valdes, Francisco Aguabella, Candido Camero, Chocolate Armenteros, and Celia Cruz. Based on interviews that the author conducted over a nine-year period, these profiles provide in-depth assessments of the musicians' substantial contributions to both Afro-Cuban music and Latin Jazz. In addition, Fernandez examines the links between Cuban music and other Caribbean musics; analyzes the musical and poetic foundations of the Cuban son form; addresses the salsa phenomenon; and develops the aesthetic construct of sabor, central to Cuban music. Copub: Center for Black Music Research

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Book category Books in English The arts Music

• Full title: From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz
• Author: Raul A. Fernandez
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 215
• EAN: 9780520247086
• ISBN: 0520247086
• ID: 04617384
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Weight: 310 g
• Dimensions: 228 × 154 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 23. May 2006

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