Essays on Cuban music : North American and Cuban perspectives

This volume is a collection of essays written by contemporary Cuban and North American scholars on various aspects of Cuban music, dealing primarily with music in Cuba proper, but also with contemporary derivative genres that flourish in New York City. It constitutes an attempt to respond to the growing Euro-American interest in Cuban music and its offshoots, and, in general, to recognize, through scholarly attention, the extraordinary richness, vitality, and international influence of that music over the last two centuries. Indeed, with the possible exception of certain former colonial powers, there is probably no country on earth whose music has had such extensive foreign impact, relative to its size, as has that of Cuba. Essays on Cuban Music Table of Contents Introduction Cuban Perspectives on Traditional Folk and Popular Musics 1. Notes toward a Panorama of Popular and Folk Music (Argeliers León) 2. Tambor (Rogelio Martinez Furé) 3. The Rumba, the Guaguancó, and Tio Tom (Leonardo Acosta) 4. The Tumba Francesa (Olavo Alen Rodríguez) 5. The Décima and Punto in Cuban Folklore (María Teresa Linares) Cuban Music in New York 6. The Charanga in New York and the Persistence of the Típico Style (John Murphy) 7. “Drumming for the Orishas: Reconstruction of Tradition in New York City" (Steven Cornelius) 8. Salsa and the Music Industry: Corporate Control or Grassroots Expression? (Peter Manuel) Socialism, Nationalism, and Music in Cuba 9. The Problem of Music and its Dissemination in Cuba (Leonardo Acosta) 10. Institutions, Incentives, and Evaluations in Cuban Music-Making (James Robbins) 11. Regarding Folklore (Rogelio Martinez Furé) 12. Of the Axle and the Hinge: Nationalism, Afro-Cubanism, and Music in Pre-Revolutionary Cuba (Argeliers Leon) 13. Musical Pluralism in Revolutionary Cuba (Peter Manuel) Glossary Index About the Editor Cuban Perspectives On Traditional Folk And Popular Musics. Notes Toward A Panorama Of Popular And Folk Music / Argeliers León -- Tambor / Rogelio Martínez Furé -- The Rumba, The Guaguancó, The Tío Tom / Leonardo Acosta -- The Tumba Francesa / Olavo Alen Rodríguez -- The Décima And Punto In Cuban Folklore / María Teresa Linares -- Cuban Music In New York. The Charanga In New York And The Persistence Of The Típico Style / John Murphy -- Drumming For The Orishas: Reconstruction Of Tradition In New York City / Steven Cornelius -- Salsa And The Music Industry : Corporate Control Or Grassroots Expression? / Peter Manuel -- Socialism, Nationalism And Music In Cuba [cont.] The Problem Of Music And Its Dissemination In Cuba / Leonard Acosta -- Institutions, Incentives, And Evaluations In Cuban Music-making / James Robbins -- Regarding Folklore / Rogelio Martínez Furé -- Of The Axle And The Hinge : Nationalism, Afro-cubanism, And Music In Pre-revolutionary Cuba / Argeliers León -- Musical Pluralism In Revolutionary Cuba / Peter Manuel. Edited By Peter Manuel. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The first book-length study on Cuban music in the English language. This volume consists of thirteen articles written by nine authors, including four Cuban scholars and five North American ethnomusicologists. The articles by Cuban scholars, translated from largely out-of-print publications, constitute a selection of some of the best Cuban research on their island's music, and present a set of perspectives which complement those of the North American authors. The articles cover such areas as descriptions of the Afro-Haitian derived tumba francesa, the traditional Afro-Cuban rumba, and the rural punto, as cultivated by peasants of Hispanic descent; aspects of the music bureaucracy in contemporary Cuba; the American music industry's dissemination of Cuban-derived salsa in New York City; Afro-Cuban cult music; the history and current status of charanga dance bands; and more.