Cuban fire : the saga of salsa and Latin jazz / Isabelle Leymarie.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Cuban fire. English
Main Author: Leymarie, Isabelle
Language:English
Language of the Original:
French
Published: London ; New York : Continuum, 2002.
Subjects:
Popular music > Cuba > History and criticism.
Folk music > Cuba > History and criticism.
Physical Description:vi, 394 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The roots
  • From African liturgies to Creole rhythms
  • The 1920s and 1930s: son, rumba, and conga
  • Havana and Cuba
  • The United States and Puerto Rico
  • The 1940s and 1950s: the golden age of Cuban music
  • Havana and Cuba
  • The United States and Puerto Rico
  • The 1960s: the pachanga, the boogaloo, and Latin soul
  • Havana and Cuba
  • The United States and Puerto Rico
  • From the 1970s until today: advent of the songo
  • Havana and Cuba
  • The United States and Puerto Rico
  • The rest of the world
  • Conclusion.