Cuban women and salsa : to the beat of their own drum / Delia Poey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poey, Delia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Salsa (Music)--History and criticism.

Salsa (Music).

Women singers--Cuba.

Women singers.

Cuba.

Physical Description:

177 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

"Although Salsa has garnered interest from various disciplines in the last fifteen years, the contributions of female performers has been largely ignored. This book adds to the field by tracing the participation of Cuban and Cuban-American women as either solo artists or lead vocals in the development and popularization of Salsa, highlighting their staging of gender, race and nation"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Introduction

1. From the Streets to the Nightclub: Rita Montaner and Celeste Mendoza as Salsa Precursors

2. Celia Cruz: From La guarachera de Cuba to the Queen of Salsa

3. La Lupe: The Excessive Performance of Race and Gender

4. Crossing Over: Gloria Estefan's Performance of the/on the Hyphen

5. No se parece a nada/ Not Like Anything Else: Albita Rodriguez Bends the Rules

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137382818

1137382813

OCLC:

881655981

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