The
Latin explosion of Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin, and the Buena Vista
Social Club may look like it came out of nowhere, but the incredible
variety of Latin music has been transforming the United States since the
turn of the century, when Caribbean beats turned New Orleans music into
jazz. In fact, we wouldn't have any of our popular music without it:
Imagine pop sans the mambos of Perez Prado and Tito Puente, the garage
rock of Richie Valens, or even the glitzy croon of Julio Iglesias, not
to mention the psychedelia of Santana and Los Lobos and the underground
cult grooves of newcomers like Bebel Gilberto. The Latin Beat
outlines the musical styles of each country, then traces each form as
it migrates north. Morales travels from the Latin ballad to bossa nova
to Latin jazz, chronicles the development of the samba in Brazil and
salsa in New York, explores the connection between the mambo craze of
the 1950's with the Cuban craze of today, and uncovers the hidden
history of Latinos in rock and hip hop. The Latin Beat is the only book that explores where the music has come from and celebrates all of the directions it is going.
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