Table of Contents

Introduction - The Roots - The 1920s and 1930s - The 1940s and 1950s - The 1960s - From the 1970s to Today - Conclusion - Appendices: 1. Cuban Percussions - 2. Conversations (Chico O'Farrill, Oscar Lopez, Joe Cuba, Rembert Egues, Don Barreto, Chocolate Armenteros) - 3. Chart of the Major Latin Rhythms - 4. Discography - 5. Bibliography - 6. Glossary - 7. Index Introduction 1. The Roots Sacred Music - Secular Traditional Music - The Clave - The Instruments of the Rhythm Section 2. The 1920s and 1930s The Emergence of the Havana Son - The Rise of Charangas, of the Bolero and of the Guajira - The Beginnings of Jazz - The Awakening of the Barrio Music in Puerto Rico 3. The 1940s and 1950s From the Nuevo Ritmo to the Cha Cha Cha: The Great Charangas, the Modernization of the Son, and Big Bands, Combos and Descargas - The Singers - Que Rico el Mambol - The Afro Cubans - Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez and the Other Latin Bands - The Singers - Chano Pozo and His Disciples - Latin Jazz 4. The 1960s The Explosion of Rhythms - The Pachanga and the Boogaloo Area - The Emergence of Charangas - The Bomba and the Plena Renaissance - Latin Jazz and Latin Soul 5. From the 1970s to Today Traditional Music - The Songo and Charangas - The Son - The Nueva Timba - The Buena Vista Social Club phenomenon - Latin Jazz - Other Bands - The Vocalists - Instrumental Salsa - The Salsa Vocalists - Salsa in Puerto Rico, in California and Florida - The Merengue - The New Horizons of Latin Jazz - Latin Rock and Latin Disco - The Influence of Cuban Music and Puetro Rican Music Abroad 6. Conclusion Appendices: i. Cuban Percussions ii. Conversations: Chico O'Farrill, Oscar Iopez, Joe Cuba, Rembert Egues, Don Barreto, Chocolate Armenteros iii. Chart of the Major Latin Rhythms iv. Discography v. Bibliography vi. Glossary 7. Index

About the Author

Isabelle Leymarie, a pianist and musicologist, has been involved with jazz and Latin music for many years. She has taught at academic institutions. She has co-directed and written documentaries, produced radio shows in Europe and Canada and written books including Cuba and Its Music (Le Chene, Paris, 1999) which won the French 'Prix des Muses' prize.

Reviews

"An award-winning author and a documentary filmmaker, Leymarie traces the history of Cuban music and its major artists from the 1920s to today with ardor and verve...Essential, wherever books on popular music are collected."