In my
opinion, art is everything from the way we speak, dress, walk, to the way the clouds
are shaped. Art means different things for everyone. So stop today by
La Casa Azul Bookstore, enjoy your new book of the week, and let the magic of
art transport you to the journey waiting to be explore.
- Yajaira
Title: The Latin Beat
Author: Ed Morales
Genre: Nonfiction
Synopsis:
“The
Latin explosion of Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin, and the Buena Vista Social Club
may look like it came out of nowhere, but the incredible variety of Latin music
has been transforming the United States since the turn of the century, when
Caribbean beats turned New Orleans music into jazz. In fact, we wouldn't have
any of our popular music without it: Imagine pop sans the mambos of Perez Prado
and Tito Puente, the garage rock of Richie Valens, or even the glitzy croon of
Julio Iglesias, not to mention the psychedelia of Santana and Los Lobos and the
underground cult grooves of newcomers like Bebel Gilberto. The Latin Beat
outlines the musical styles of each country, then traces each form as it
migrates north. Morales travels from the Latin ballad to bossa nova to Latin
jazz, chronicles the development of the samba in Brazil and salsa in New York,
explores the connection between the mambo craze of the 1950's with the Cuban
craze of today, and uncovers the hidden history of Latinos in rock and hip hop.
The Latin Beat is the only book that explores where the music has come from and
celebrates all of the directions it is going.”
(http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Latin_Beat.html?id=Lpv25quOSnwC)
Review:
It’s a stupendous read if one wants to enrich
ourselves with some history about the roots of Latin music!
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