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Collected here is the stunning artwork of Cuba record cover art, most of which has never been seen outside of the island itself. From the vibrant and exciting imagery of pre-Revolution Cuba, the social realist and geometric abstract art designs of the 1960s, folkloric Afro-Cuban roots styles, 1970s and 80s salsa, jazz and more, which together form a cohesive visual collection of a musical form in an almost constant state of revolution. The music of Cuba has had a profound influence on music across the world for more than 75 years, a culture clash of African and Spanish heritage, one of the richest and most complex musics in the world. During the 20th century, Cuban music developed at a fast rate with a seemingly endless variety of styles, the most profound being the Rumba, Mambo and Son, which became the basis of Salsa a musical form that spread like wildfire throughout Latin America, West Africa and North America alike. Since the 1940s a steady line of Cuban musicians has made the migration to America, effecting similar profound changes to North American musical forms. Bandleader Machito set New Yorks jazz scene on fire. Chano Pozo entry into Dizzy Gillespies group led to the birth of Latin Jazz. Other figures such as Mario Bauza, Mongo Santamaria, Celia Cruz, Arsenio Rodriguez, Isreal Cachao Lopez have all added to the melting pot of North American jazz and latin music, having all first made their mark in Cuba., Cuban music, characterized by its culture clash of African and Spanish heritages, has had a profound influence on music around the world for more than 75 years. Over the past century, Cuban music produced a seemingly endless variety of styles--Rumba, Mambo, Son, Salsa--at a dizzyingly fast rate. Since the 1940s a steady stream of Cuban musicians have made the migration to the US, sparking changes in North American musical forms: bandleader Machito set New York's jazz scene on fire, and Chano Pozo's entry into Dizzy Gillespie's group led to the birth of Latin jazz, to name just two. After the Cuban Revolution, the new government closed the American-owned nightclubs and consolidated the island's recording industry under a state-run monopoly. Out of this new socialist agenda came the Nueva Trova movement of left-wing songwriters, popular from its inception in the 1960s into the 1970s. The 1980s saw more experimentation in modernist jazz, salsa and Afro-Cuban folk music. Generously illustrated with hundreds of color images, "Cuban Music in Revolution" presents the history of Cuban record cover art, including many examples previously unseen outside the island itself. From pre-Revolution Cuba's vibrant imagery to the covers of 1980s salsa and jazz albums, via the socialist realist and geometric abstract designs of the 1960s and the folkloric Afro-Cuban roots styles of the 1970s, this volume of Cuban record cover art traces a musical form in an almost constant state of revolution.
9780957260054
English
0957260059
Collected here is the stunning artwork of Cuba record cover art, most of which has never been seen outside of the island itself. From the vibrant and exciting imagery of pre-Revolution Cuba, the social realist and geometric abstract art designs of the 1960s, folkloric Afro-Cuban roots styles, 1970s and 80s salsa, jazz and more, which together form a cohesive visual collection of a musical form in an almost constant state of revolution. The music of Cuba has had a profound influence on music across the world for more than 75 years, a culture clash of African and Spanish heritage, one of the richest and most complex musics in the world. During the 20th century, Cuban music developed at a fast rate with a seemingly endless variety of styles, the most profound being the Rumba, Mambo and Son, which became the basis of Salsa a musical form that spread like wildfire throughout Latin America, West Africa and North America alike. Since the 1940s a steady line of Cuban musicians has made the migration to America, effecting similar profound changes to North American musical forms. Bandleader Machito set New Yorks jazz scene on fire. Chano Pozo entry into Dizzy Gillespies group led to the birth of Latin Jazz. Other figures such as Mario Bauza, Mongo Santamaria, Celia Cruz, Arsenio Rodriguez, Isreal Cachao Lopez have all added to the melting pot of North American jazz and latin music, having all first made their mark in Cuba., Cuban music, characterized by its culture clash of African and Spanish heritages, has had a profound influence on music around the world for more than 75 years. Over the past century, Cuban music produced a seemingly endless variety of styles--Rumba, Mambo, Son, Salsa--at a dizzyingly fast rate. Since the 1940s a steady stream of Cuban musicians have made the migration to the US, sparking changes in North American musical forms: bandleader Machito set New York's jazz scene on fire, and Chano Pozo's entry into Dizzy Gillespie's group led to the birth of Latin jazz, to name just two. After the Cuban Revolution, the new government closed the American-owned nightclubs and consolidated the island's recording industry under a state-run monopoly. Out of this new socialist agenda came the Nueva Trova movement of left-wing songwriters, popular from its inception in the 1960s into the 1970s. The 1980s saw more experimentation in modernist jazz, salsa and Afro-Cuban folk music. Generously illustrated with hundreds of color images, "Cuban Music in Revolution" presents the history of Cuban record cover art, including many examples previously unseen outside the island itself. From pre-Revolution Cuba's vibrant imagery to the covers of 1980s salsa and jazz albums, via the socialist realist and geometric abstract designs of the 1960s and the folkloric Afro-Cuban roots styles of the 1970s, this volume of Cuban record cover art traces a musical form in an almost constant state of revolution.