The Latin tinge : the impact of Latin American music on the United States / John Storm Roberts.
| Author/creator | Roberts, John Storm |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 1979. |
| Description | ix, 246 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- The roots -- The foundations -- The tango rage -- The 1930s: the rumba era -- 1940s: the watershed -- The 1950s: mambo time -- The 1960s: going underground -- The 1970s: the return to the mainstream -- Coda: "mundo Latino" -- Glossary. |
| Abstract | "From the tango to disco, the Latin American influence on American popular music over the past century has been, according to Roberts, 'the most important outside influence without exception.' Yet unlike every other important style, it has been virtually ignored. Here now is the first introduction in any language to this important music. The Latin Tinge is likely to stand as the basic book on the subject for years to come--an essential source of information for anyone who wants to know something about the subject. From its nineteenth century roots, best exemplified by the Cuban-inspired compositions of New Orleans composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Latin music has helped shape almost every form of American music: rhythm and blues, rock, country music, popular music, and especially jazz. As Jelly Roll Morton put it: 'If you can't manage to put tinges of Spanish in your tunes, you will never be able to get the right seasoning, I call it, for jazz.' Roberts shows how the Latin influence has been embodied in a wave of dance crazes since 1913: the tango, rumba, samba, mambo, chachacha, bossa nova, salsa, and disco, to name only the most prominent. He also documents important regional influences of Latin music in the United States, including Chicano music in the Southwest, Puerto Rican music in Spanish Harlem, and the Latin rock mix in California. In addition, Roberts traces the path of Latin music in films and Broadway musicals and its spread to Europe and Africa. The Latin Tinge deals in detail with the individual musicians who made all this happen, providing not only a record of musical history but also a critical appraisal in which several reputations are reassessed."--Dust jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 239-241) and index. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 234-238. |
| Biographical note | "John Storm Roberts is the foremost authority on Latin music criticism in English. He has been covering salsa for The Village Voice since 1975 and has also contributed to High Fidelity, Stereo Review, and other magazines. He is the author of Black Music of Two Worlds."--Dust jacket. |
| LCCN | 78026534 |
| ISBN | 0195025644 |
| ISBN | 9780195025644 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3475.R6 L2 1979 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |