Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Preface Introduction: Music and the Arts in Socialist Cuba 1. Revelry and Revolution: The Paradox of the 1950s 2. Music and Social Change in the first years 3. Artistic Institutions, Initiatives, and Policies 4. Dance Music and the Politics of Fun 5. Transformations in Nueva Trova 6. Afro-Cuban Folklore in a Raceless Society 7. Ay, Dios Amparame: Sacred Music and Revolution 8. Music and Ideological Crisis Conclusion: Musical Politics into the New Millennium Appendix:Publications on Music from Revolutionary Cuba Notes Glossary Works Cited Index

About the Author

Robin D. Moore is Associate Professor of Music History at the University of Texas, Austin, and the author of Nationalizing Blackness: Afrocubanismo and Artistic Revolution in Havana, 1920-1940 (1997).

Reviews

"'All you ever wanted to know about Cuban music, but were afraid to ask', could be the motto of this book... Interesting and enlightening... A valuable source of information."--European Review of Latin American & Caribbean Stds "Valuable."--The Americas