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Cuban fire : the saga of salsa and Latin jazz

text Cuban fire : the saga of salsa and Latin jazz

Leymarie, Isabelle.

Summary
Afro-Cuban music derives its richness from the fusion of various cultures. On the island of tobacco, rum and coffee, sacred and secular African musical genres have merged with Spanish and French melodies to give rise to numerous genres that have g... Read more
Contents
The roots -- From African liturgies to Creole rhythms -- The 1920s and 1930s: son, rumba, and conga -- Havana and Cuba -- The United States and Puerto Rico -- The 1940s and 1950s: the golden age of Cuban music -- Havana and Cuba -- The United Stat... Read more
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Description
vi, 394 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Publisher
Continuum 2002
MARC Permalink

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 781.64 LEY in Adult Non-fiction Available

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