Arsenio Rodríguez and the transnational flows of Latin popular music

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: García David F.
Published: Temple University Press,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia, PA
Publication Dates: 2006.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Studies in Latin American and Caribbean music
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Carrier Form: xii, 210 p.: ill., music ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 1592133851 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781592133857 (cloth : alk. paper)
159213386X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781592133864 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Index Number: K837
CLC: K837.515.76
Call Number: K837.515.76/R696
Contents: Exchange.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. Feeling son montuno : issues and theoretical approach -- I was born of Africa : Black consciousness and Cubanidad. Formative years ; Reclaiming Africa ; Adore her as Martí did -- Negro y macho : Arsenio Rodríguez's conjunto and son montuno style. The early septetos and conjunto, 1926-44 ; Contratiempo and the emergence of the son montuno feel ; Placing the emergence of son montuno -- Who's who in mambo? Migrating to New York City ; I sell rhythm! The political economy of son montuno and mambo ; The pueblo pueblo of El Barrio and the Bronx -- Remembering the past with El Ciego Maravilloso. Arsenio Rodríguez in Chicago, Curaçao, and Los Angeles ; Nostalgia, exile politics, and the presalsa milieu in New York City ; Final performances and death in Los Angeles -- Salsa and Arsenio Rodríguez's legacy. We were disciples of Arsenio ; Son montuno and salsa aesthetics -- Conclusion : remembering Arsenio Rodríguez, remembering son montuno.