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The Latin Tinge: The Impact of Latin American Music on the United States Paperback - 1999 - 2nd Edition

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Author: Roberts, John Storm
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In this revised second edition, Roberts updates the history of Latin American influences on the American music scene over the last 20 years. 50 halftones.

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The Tejano superstar Selena and the tango revival both in the dance clubs and on Broadway are only the most obvious symptoms of how central Latin music is to American musical life. Latino rap has brought a musical revolution, while Latin and Brazilian jazz are ever more significant on the jazz scene. With the first edition of The Latin Tinge, John Storm Roberts offered revolutionary insight into the enormous importance of Latin influences in U.S. popular music of all kinds. Now, in this revised second edition, Roberts updates the history of Latin American influences on the American music scene over the last twenty years.
From the merengue wave to the great traditions of salsa and nortea music to the fusion styles of Cubop and Latin rock, Roberts provides a comprehensive review. With an update on the jazz scene and the careers of legendary musicians as well as newer bands on the circuit, the second edition of The Latin Tinge sheds new light on a rich and complex subject: the crucial contribution that Latin rhythms are making to our uniquely American idiom.

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The music of Latin America is fully as varied as one would expect of an area containing almost thirty countries and encompassing both tropical and temperate climes.

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Title The Latin Tinge: The Impact of Latin American Music on the United States
Author John Storm Roberts
Binding Paperback
Edition number 2nd
Edition 2
Pages 304
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Oxford University Press, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Publication date 1999-01-21
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated
ISBN 9780195121018 / 0195121015
Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
Dimensions 8.24 x 5.56 x 0.77 in (20.93 x 14.12 x 1.96 cm)
Reading level 1390
Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Latino
Category Music/Songbooks
Library of Congress subjects Popular music - United States - Latin
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 98-19580
Dewey Decimal Code 780

About the author

John Storm Roberts has been writing about the U.S.-Latin music scene since the early 1970s and among other international credits covered salsa and allied sounds for the Village Voice.

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