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Book SynopsisSalsa Rising provides the first full-length historical account of Latin Music in this city guided by close critical attention to issues of tradition and experimentation, authenticity and dilution, and the often clashing roles of cultural communities and the commercial recording industry in the shaping of musical practices and tastes.
Trade ReviewThe book is sure to become an indispensable point of reference in the cultural history of salsa. * Juan Carlos Quintero-Herencia, New West Indian Guide *
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) city ... most illuminating. * Brian Morton, Times Literary Supplement *
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction. Guaracha to Mambo: Style Shifts of the Earlier Generations (1930-60) Chapter 1. Pachanga Alegre Chapter 2. La PerfectaFit Chapter 3. Boogaloo Soul Chapter 4. Revolt in Típico Chapter 5. Fania's Latin Thing Chapter 6. Salsoul Challenges Coda
