Cuban Fire: The Story of Salsa and Latin Jazz

Cuban Fire: The Story of Salsa and Latin Jazz
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This title tells the saga of popular music of Cuban origin, and its major artists from the 1920s to today. Afro-Cuban music derives its richness from the fusion of various cultures. On the island of tobacco, rum and coffee, the marriage of sacred and secular African musical genres with Spanish and French melodies has given rise to numerous genres which have gained international fame: son, rhumba, guaracha, conga, mambo, cha-cha-cha, pachanga, nueva timba. In the US, Cubans have settled alongside other Hispanic communities. In New York, the boogaloo, salsa and Latin jazz, created by musicians such as Machito, Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo emerged from contact with Puerto Ricans and African-Americans, and the rhythms of Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo were integrated into salsa and Latin jazz.
Country USA
Brand Continuum
Manufacturer Continuum Intl Pub Group
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780826455864
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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