Cuban fire
Subtitle: the saga of salsa and Latin jazz
By: Isabelle Leymarie.
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
Subjects: Popular music -- Cuba -- History and criticism; Folk music -- Cuba -- History and criticism
Work titles: Cuban fire.
Notes: Translation of: Cuban fire : musiques populaires d'expression cubaine.

Includes discography (p. 360-364), bibliographical references (p. 365-369), and index.
Table of contents: title: The roots; title: From African liturgies to Creole rhythms; title: The 1920s and 1930s: son, rumba, and conga; title: Havana and Cuba; title: The United States and Puerto Rico; title: The 1940s and 1950s: the golden age of Cuban music; title: Havana and Cuba; title: The United States and Puerto Rico; title: The 1960s: the pachanga, the boogaloo, and Latin soul; title: Havana and Cuba; title: The United States and Puerto Rico; title: From the 1970s until today: advent of the songo; title: Havana and Cuba; title: The United States and Puerto Rico; title: The rest of the world; title: Conclusion.