From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz. /Raul A. Fernandez.

Fernandez, Raul A., 1945-

From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz. /Raul A. Fernandez. - Berkeley : University of California Press ; (c)2006. Chicago : Center for Black Music Research, Columbia College, (c)2006. - 1 online resource (xv, 199 pages) : illustrations, music - Music of the African diaspora ; 10 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Popular Music -- The Salsa Concept -- Ontology of the Son -- The Aesthetics of Sabor -- On the Road to Latin Jazz -- Magic Mixture -- Drumming in Cuban -- Lords of the Tambor -- Chocolate Dreams -- The Taste of ¡Azúcar!.

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. This work introduces a set of terms, definitions, and empirical information that allow for a broader, more informed discussion.



9780520939448 9781423771159 9780520247079 9780520247086

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Black people--Music--History and criticism.--Cuba
Latin jazz--History and criticism.


Electronic Books.

ML3565 / .F766 2006