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From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz: Volume 10

From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz: Volume 10

Fernandez, Raul A.

Paperback

Series: Music of the African Diaspora, Book 10

DanceMusic ReferenceWorld Music

ISBN10: 0520247086
ISBN13: 9780520247086
Publisher: Univ Of California Pr
Published: May 23 2006
Pages: 215
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.14 Depth: 8.96
Language: English
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 López, Mongo Santamaría, Armando Peraza, Patato Valdés, Francisco Aguabella, Cándido 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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