Music in the Hispanic Caribbean
Subtitle: experiencing music, expressing culture
By: Robin Moore.
Series: Global music series
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780195375053; 9780195375060
Subjects: Music -- Caribbean Area -- History and criticism; Music -- Social aspects -- Caribbean Area
Description: 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].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Music and Spanish colonization; title: Cultural legacies of the slave trade; title: Creolized dance music; title: Transnational Caribbean musics; title: Political song; title: Dialogues with blackness.