Description - Puerto Rican Music and Dance by Juan Flores
"Puerto Rican Music" is an exciting and highly readable introduction to the musical and social roots of today's Latin music. The editors have assembled a collection of writings on Puerto Rican music and dance by some of the foremost experts in the field, including musicians, lay scholars, collectors, journalists, and music activists and promoters. Combining scholarly essays, short articles, interviews, memoirs, and even some poetry and creative prose, the readings are lively and interesting.The book presents thoughtful critical analyses of the traditional Puerto Rican forms such as bomba, plena, and musica jibara, as well as new approaches to more familiar sounds like the mambo, Latin jazz, and of course salsa. The collection also contains studies of the Puerto Rican role in reggae, punk, hip hop, and reggaeton. In addition to fresh looks at musical rhythms and the major players, "Puerto Rican Music" also addresses some of the historic venues, audiences, and, most importantly, dance styles and steps that have always been part of the Latin musical scene. It's all here, as long as it has that swing y sabor!
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