Salsa Rising: New York Latin Music of the Sixties Generation
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (508 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199764905 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Juan Flores is a Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at NYU.
excellent historical review of latin music during this pre-fania period Amazon Customer excellent historical review of latin music during this pre-fania period, including a critical assessment of the commercially driven fania phenomenon (rise and fall), an exposition of the essential contribution of eddie palmieri, and a presentation of the latin soul and boogaloo phase, with an emphasis on the . "Five Stars" according to Joe Alvarez. Informative and easy reading. Four Stars Roberto Munoz Like
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Although he focuses on salsa, the author devotes chapters to other genres of Latin music that were popular in New York during the 1960s--pachanga Alegre, boogaloo soul, the Salsoul challenges. This history of the rise of Latin music in New York City should stimulate study of the cultural experiences, social identities, and aesthetic expressions of Latino diaspora populations in other parts of the world. "In this vividly narrated account he Flores narrows his focus from a wholesale history of so-called Latin music to a specific cultural moment in a single (albeit uniquely large and diverse) citymost illuminating."--Times Literary Supplement"Salsa Rising