Music and Revolution: Cultural Change in Socialist Cuba (Music of the African Diaspora)

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Music and Revolution provides a dynamic introduction to probably the most prominent artists and musical styles that experience emerged in Cuba since 1959 and to the policies that experience shaped artistic life. Robin D. Moore gives readers a chronological overview of the primary decades after the Cuban Revolution, documenting the various ways performance has changed and emphasizing the close links between political and cultural activity. Offering a wealth of fascinating information about music and the milieu that engendered it, the creator traces the advance of dance styles, nueva trova, folkloric drumming, religious traditions, and other forms. He describes how the autumn of the Soviet Union has affected Cuba in material, ideological, and musical terms and considers the effect of tense international relations on culture. Most importantly, Music and Revolution chronicles how the humanities have turn into a point of negotiation between individuals, with their unique backgrounds and interests, and official organizations. It uses music to explore how Cubans have responded to the priorities of the revolution and have created spaces for their individual concerns.

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