Cuban Music: From Son and Rumba to the Buena Vista Social Club and Timba Cubana (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781558762824)

Native Americans supplied the maracas. African slaves brought drums and ritual music, and Spaniards brought guitars, brass instruments, and clarinets along with European ballroom dancing. The advent of blues and jazz gave new forms to styles of songs, notably feeling songs, which joined the more traditional styles of trova and bolero. Cuban culture represents a convergence of these diverse backgrounds, and the musical heritage presented in this book reflects these traditions as well. In colonial times, African ritual sounds mixed with Catholic liturgies and brass bands of the Spanish military academies. Ballroom dances, including French music from Haiti popular in 18th-century Havana society, existed side by side with the cabildos (guilds and carnival clubs) and the plantations. The son, considered the expression of Cuban musical identity, had its origins in a rural setting in which African slaves and small farmers from Andalusia worked and played music together, developing many variations over the years, including big band music. Cuban music is now experiencing a major renaissance, and is enjoyed throughout the world.

Author: Maya Roy
ISBN-10: 1558762825
ISBN-13: 9781558762824
Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
Language: English
Published: 01/11/2016
Pages: 258
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 8.58h x 6.80w x 0.77d

Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 06/10/2002 pg. 55