Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Original and insightful,
Sounding Latin Music, Hearing the Americas is carefully researched in terms of historical framework, painstakingly structured and argued, and well written. Though the author's expertise is primarily musicological, his erudition spans several fields, and allows him to cover theoretical, historical, and disciplinary terrain that most scholars would be well advised not to attempt. In short, no one else could have written this tour de force.” * Jason R. Borge, University of Texas at Austin *
“This is a powerful, insightful, and enlightening book by a major thinker in his field with an impressive command of the literature and musical repertoire of Latin America as well as Latinos in the United States. Moreno writes consciously as an intellectual ‘migrant’ at the crossroads of music studies, Latin American studies, cultural studies, and American studies. The theoretical contributions of this book are palpable, and it is humanized by the author being so conversant in popular music for mass audiences.” * Timothy Brennan, University of Minnesota *
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction
1 Reckoning with Letters: “Pedro Navaja” and Aural Equality
2 Crossing Under (and Beyond)
3 Shakira’s Cosmopolitanisms
4 Histories and Economies of Afro-Latin Jazz
5 Act, Event, and Tradition: Miguel Zenón and the Aurality of the Unthinkable
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
