Helio Orovio

Cuban Music from A to Z

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Helio Orovio's book is a basic reference tool for any serious researcher, or any fan, of Cuban music."--Ned Sublette, musician, cofounder of Qbadisc, and author of" Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo"

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 154mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780822332121
• ISBN-10: 0822332124
• Artikelnr.: 13732602

Autorenporträt

Helio Orovio is a musicologist and historian with the Institute of Folklore and Ethnology of Cuba’s Academy of Sciences. He is the author of El bolero latina and Música por el caribe and the host of the Cuban television show Arte y Folklore. He is also a musician who has played with many bands including Conjunto Jovenes del Cayo.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface vii
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction ix
List of Abbreviations xi
Organizational Structure of the Entries xi
Cuban Music from A to Z 3
Appendix
A. Musical Instruments 233
B. Music Magazines 233
C. Orchestras and Bands 233
D. Theaters 234
Works Cited 235