Cuba and Its Music From the First Drums to the Mambo

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 Rodrìguez, Benny Moré, and Pérez Prado. It offers a behind-the-scenes examination of music from a Cuban point of view, unearthing surprising, provocative connections and making the case that Cuba was fundamental to the evolution of music in the New World. The ways in which the music of black slaves transformed 16th-century Europe, how the claves appeared, and how Cuban music influenced ragtime, jazz, and rhythm and blues are revealed. Music lovers will follow this journey from Andalucìa, 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 Santerìa, Palo, Abakuá, and Vodú; and much more.

ISBN:	9781556526329
Publisher:	Chicago Review Press
Imprint:	Chicago Review Press
Published date:	01 Feb 2007
DEWEY:	780.97291
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	672
Weight:	920g
Height:	152mm
Width:	228mm
Spine width:	38mm

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