Title: Danzón : circum-Caribbean dialogues in music and dance /
Authors: Madrid, Alejandro L.; Moore, Robin D., 1964-
Year: 2013
Subjects: Danzones (Music) History and criticism.; Danzones (Music)
Abstract: Initially branching out of the European contradance tradition the danzón first emerged as a distinct form of music and dance among black performers in 19th-century Cuba. By the early 20th-century, it had exploded in popularity throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean basin. This book studies the emergence hemisphere-wide influence, and historical and contemporary significance of this phenomenon of music and dance.
Contents: Danzón matters : mapping out the issues -- Genre matters : danzón as a performance complex -- Race, morality, and the circulation of danzón, 1870-1940 -- The danzón and musical dialogues with early jazz -- Nostalgia, affect and performativity in contemporary danzón scenes -- Cachondería, discipline, and danzón dancing -- Danzón musings beyond the dance hall.