Bibliograph

Music in the Hispanic Caribbean, experiencing music, expressing culture, Robin Moore

Type

Label

Music in the Hispanic Caribbean, experiencing music, expressing culture, Robin Moore

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-230) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmusic

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Music in the Hispanic Caribbean

Nature of contents

treatiesbibliography

Oclc number

320435178

Responsibility statement

Robin Moore

Series statement

Global music series

Sub title

experiencing music, expressing culture

Summary

The Spanish-speaking islands of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic make up a relatively small region, but their musical and cultural traditions have had a dramatic, sweeping impact on the world. The first brief, stand-alone volume to explore the music of these three islands, Music in the Hispanic Caribbean provides a vibrant introduction to diverse musical styles including salsa, merengue, reggaeton, plena, Latin jazz, and the bolero. Ethnomusicologist Robin Moore employs three themes in his survey of Hispanic Caribbean music: the cultural legacy of the slave trade, the creolization of Caribbean musical styles, and diaspora, migration, and movement. Each theme lends itself to a discussion of the region's traditional musical genres as well as its more contemporary forms. The author draws on his extensive regional fieldwork, offering accounts of local performances, interviews with key performers, and vivid illustrations [Publisher description]

Table Of Contents

Music and Spanish colonization -- Cultural legacies of the slave trade -- Creolized dance music -- Transnational Caribbean musics -- Political song -- Dialogues with blackness

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