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Sounding Salsa: Performing Latin Music in New York City Temple University Press, 2008 Paper: 978-1-59213-316-1 | Cloth: 978-1-59213-315-4 Library of Congress Classification ML3535.5.W37 2008 Dewey Decimal Classification 781.640896807471 ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC | REQUEST ACCESSIBLE FILE ABOUT THIS BOOK Written from the perspective of salsa musicians,this ethnographic journey into New York salsa of the 1990s, this pioneering study examines how musicians navigated their everyday lives, grappling with the intercultural tensions and commercial pressures that were so pronounced on the salsa scene. Author Chris Washburne examines the organizational structures, recording processes, rehearsing, and gigging of salsa bands, paying particular attention to how bands created a sense of community, privileged 'the people' over artistic and commercial concerns, and incited cultural pride during performance events. He considers how violence, the illicit drug trade, and issues of gender informed sound structure, salsa aesthetics, and performance practice. He concludes the book with a discussion of salsa style in the 1990s, emphasizing how certain structural principles involved in music making (e.g., clave) and the intercultural dynamics of Puerto Rico and New York informed performance practice. See other books on: Ethnomusicology | New York | New York City | New York State | New York State) See other titles from Temple University Press | ||||||
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Sounding Salsa: Performing Latin Music in New York City Washburne, Christopher on Amazon.com.au.FREE. shipping on eligible orders. Sounding Salsa: Performing Latin Music in New York City. Series: Studies in Latin American and Caribbean music Contents: Salsa bands and the performance of pueble - 'The music is so good, but the scene is pure dues!' : salsa musicians - 'Play like there's a gun to your head!' : the aesthetics and performance practice of sounding violence in salsa - New York salsa and drugs: aesthetics, performance practice, governmental policy, and the illicit drug. This ethnographic journey into the New York salsa scene of the 1990s is the first of its kind. Written by a musical insider and from the perspective of salsa musicians, Sounding Salsa is a pioneering study that offers detailed accounts of these musicians grappling with intercultural tensions and commercial pressures.Christopher Washburne, himself an accomplished salsa musician, examines the.