Danzón

Danzón PDF Author: Alejandro L. Madrid
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019996582X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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Book Description
Initially branching out of the European contradance tradition the danzón first emerged as a distinct form of music and dance among black performers in 19th-century Cuba. By the early 20th-century, it had exploded in popularity throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean basin. This book studies the emergence hemisphere-wide influence, and historical and contemporary significance of this phenomenon of music and dance.