Situating Salsa: Global Markets and Local Meanings in Latin American Popular Music (Paperback)

List of Illustrations Contributors Preface Part I: Locating Salsa 1. Situating Salsa: Latin Music at the Crossroads, Lise Waxer 2. Is Salsa a Musical Genre? Marisol Berríos-Miranda 3. Salsa and Socialism: Dance Music in Cuba, 1959-99, Robin Moore 4. Cha Cha with a Backbeat: Songs and Stories of Latin Boogaloo, Juan Flores 5. Salsa Romántica: An Analysis of Style, Christopher Washburne Part II: Personalizing Salsa 6. La Lupe, La India and Celia: Toward a Feminist Genealogy of Salsa Music, Frances R. Aparicio 7. El Hombre que Respira Debajo del Agua: Trans-Boricua Memories, Identities and Nationalisms Performed Through the Death of Héctor Lavor Wilson A. Valentín Escobar 8. Memoirs of a Life in Salsa, Catalino Tite Curet Alonso (Translated by Lise Waxer) 9. Poncho Sánchez, Latin Jazz, and the Cuban Son: A Stylistic and Social Analysis, Steven Loza Part III: Relocating Salsa 10. Llegó la Salsa: The Rise of Salsa in Venezuela and Columbia, Lise Waxer 11. Se Prohibe Escuchar Salsa y Control: When Salsa Arrived in Buenaventura, Columbia Medardo Arias Santizábal (Translated by Lise Waxer) 12. The Making of a Salsa Music Scene in London, Patria Román-Velázquez 13. Salsa No Tiene Fronteras: Orquesta de la Luz and the Globilazation of Popular Music, Shuhei Hosokawa Glossary Index