Cuba and Its Music
Cuba and Its Music
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Presents the history of Cuba and its music, beginning with the collision of Spain and Africa and continuing through the era of Miguelito Valdes, Arsenio Rodriguez, Benny More, and Perez Prado. This book offers an examination of music from a Cuban point of view, making the case that Cuba was fundamental to the evolution of music in the New World.
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Cuba and Its Music by Ned Sublette
This entertaining history of Cuba and its music begins with the collision of Spain and Africa and continues through the era of Miguelito Vald s, Arsenio Rodr guez, Benny Mor , and P rez 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 Andaluc a, 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 Santer a, Palo, Abaku , and Vod ; and much more.
"As enthralling as it is comprehensive, [Sublette's] book breathes life and fire into the whole history of Cuban music" --Bonnie Raitt
"Essential . . . a solid, supremely lush effort." -- Publishers Weekly
"Like none other...a chronicle as much of the music itself as of the histories embedded in the sounds." --The Boston Phoenix
"It was Cuba that turned beat around, and thanks to Sublette any serious music fan will now know why." -- The New York Times Book Review
"If you buy only one book on Cuba in your Life . . . this is the one." -- The Nation
"Ned, a New Yorker, has painted with a latin passion a huge fresco of Cuba and its music with exquisite and astounding details. A real page turner!" --Georges Collinet, host of Afropop Worldwide
"Sublette's book does for the field of Cuban popular music what Perez Prado's 'Mambo Number Five' did for the mambo--bring the tradition to world attention in a rich and most fabulous way." --Robert Farris Thompson, author of Flash of the Spirit:African and Afro-American Art and Philosopy
"Magesterial . . . absorbing . . . fascinating . . . enlightening . . . compulsively readable pages . . . anyone (interested in Cuban music) should be reading this right now." --pitchforkmedia.com
"Essential . . . a solid, supremely lush effort." -- Publishers Weekly
"Like none other...a chronicle as much of the music itself as of the histories embedded in the sounds." --The Boston Phoenix
"It was Cuba that turned beat around, and thanks to Sublette any serious music fan will now know why." -- The New York Times Book Review
"If you buy only one book on Cuba in your Life . . . this is the one." -- The Nation
"Ned, a New Yorker, has painted with a latin passion a huge fresco of Cuba and its music with exquisite and astounding details. A real page turner!" --Georges Collinet, host of Afropop Worldwide
"Sublette's book does for the field of Cuban popular music what Perez Prado's 'Mambo Number Five' did for the mambo--bring the tradition to world attention in a rich and most fabulous way." --Robert Farris Thompson, author of Flash of the Spirit:African and Afro-American Art and Philosopy
"Magesterial . . . absorbing . . . fascinating . . . enlightening . . . compulsively readable pages . . . anyone (interested in Cuban music) should be reading this right now." --pitchforkmedia.com
Ned Sublette is the co-founder of the Qbadisc record label. He has co-produced the public radio program 'Afropop Worldwide' for seven years and travelled frequently to Cuba since 1990. He lives in New York City.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781556526329 |
| ISBN 10 | 1556526326 |
| Title | Cuba and Its Music |
| Author | Ned Sublette |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Chicago Review Press |
| Year published | 2007-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 688 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |