Author(s): John Ziff
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 80
Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
Language: English
Date Published: 2017-08-15
Dimensions: 180 x 231 x 10mm
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Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified

"For Cubans, it seems, music and dance are only slightly less essential to life than breathing and eating. On the Caribbean island, no one needs an excuse to dance to the rich and varied rhythms of Cuban music. This book traces the development of Cuban popular music and dance styles. It chronicles how the meeting and melting of different cultural traditions on the island--particularly Spanish and West African--created a distinctive new music called son. In turn, son would be the foundation for a host of other dance-music genres that developed in Cuba. And, as the book shows, Cuban music and dance have had a significant influence beyond the island's shores"--Back cover.