| From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz: Volume 10 Contributor(s): Fernandez, Raul A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520247086 ISBN-13: 9780520247086 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: ""From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz" is an illuminating and remarkable study. This book is written with unparalleled authority and expertise, a true gem of a work."--Danilo Lozano, Flutist, Record producer, Whittier College Professor "As curator of the Smithsonian exhibit 'Latin Jazz: La Combinacion Perfecta (Perfect Combination)' and author of its accompanying book, Dr. Raul Fernandez has helped fill a void recognizing the Latino contribution to the American musical idiom of jazz. Now he further expands on that theme by exploring the lives of unsung Cuban musicians who helped shaped not only jazz but also American popular music. Dr. Fernandez is a treasure of musical scholarship that affirms that the Latino involvement in shaping and playing the popular music of the United States is more than just a footnote."--Jesse "Chuy" Varela, Contributing writer, San Francisco Chronicle, Jazz Times, and Latin Beat Magazine |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Ethnomusicology - Music | Genres & Styles - Dance - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 781.640 |
| LCCN: 2005015752 |
| Series: Music of the African Diaspora |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.14" W x 8.96" (0.66 lbs) 215 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 L pez, Mongo Santamar a, Armando Peraza, Patato Vald s, Francisco Aguabella, C ndido 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 |