Nationalizing blackness : afrocubanismo and artistic revolution in Havana, 1920-1940 / Robin Moore.

Author/creator Moore, Robin D., 1964-
Format Book
Publication InfoPittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©1997.
Descriptionxii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Popular music--Cuba. --Havana. --African influences.
Popular music--Havana. --African influences.
Black people--Cuba. --Havana. --Music. --History and criticism.
Popular culture--Cuba. --African influences.
Havana (Cuba)--Social conditions. --20th century.

Variant title Afrocubanismo and artistic revolution in Havana, 1920-1940
SeriesPitt Latin American series
Pitt Latin American series. ^A223435
Contents Afrocubans and national culture -- Minstrelsy in Havana: music and dance of the Teatro Vernaculo -- Comparsas and carnival in the new republic: four decades of cultural controversy -- Echale salsita: sones and musical revolution -- Nationalizing blackness: the vogue of Afrocubanismo -- Rumba craze: Afrocuban arts as international popular culture -- Minorista vanguard: modernism and Afrocubanismo.
Abstract An examination of Cuban society through the music of the 1920s-30s when it began to embrace Afro-Cuban culture. Traces how the African element of Cuban society became associated with national identity. Among topics examined are carnival bands, son music, cabaret rumba, and blackface theater shows. The highly documented volume is enhanced by the inclusion of relevant legislation concerning music, and a listing of sextets in Havana between 1920-45 by barrio.
Local noteLittle-303497--305131009214T
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 289-312) and index.
LCCN 97021045
ISBN082294040X (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN0822956454 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML3486.C8 M66 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold