基本説明
Available in English for the first time, this is an encyclopedic guide to one of the world's richest and most influential musical cultures. With over 5,000 entries and more than 150 illustrations.
Full Description
Available in English for the first time, Cuban Music from A to Z is an encyclopedic guide to one of the world's richest and most influential musical cultures. It is the most extensive compendium of information about the singers, composers, bands, instruments, and dances of Cuba ever assembled. With more than 1,300 entries and 150 illustrations, this volume is an essential reference guide to the music of the island that brought the world the danzón, the son, the mambo, the conga, and the cha-cha-chá.The life's work of Cuban historian and musician Helio Orovio, Cuban Music from A to Z presents the people, genres, and history of Cuban music. Arranged alphabetically and cross-referenced, the entries span from Abakuá music and dance to Eddy Zervigón, a Cuban bandleader based in New York City. They reveal an extraordinary fusion of musical elements, evident in the unique blend of African and Spanish traditions of the son musical genre and in the integration of jazz and rumba in the timba style developed by bands like Afrocuba, Chucho Valdés's Irakeke, José Luis Cortés's ng La Banda, and the Buena Vista Social Club. Folk and classical music, little-known composers and international superstars, drums and string instruments, symphonies and theaters—it's all here.
Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction ix
List of Abbreviations xi
Organizational Structure of the Entries xi
Cuban Music from A to Z 3
Appendix
A. Musical Instruments 233
B. Music Magazines 233
C. Orchestras and Bands 233
D. Theaters 234
Works Cited 235
