Cuban Music from A to Z-PB

With more than 1,300 alphabetical entries (from Abakua, a form of music that originated in Africa, to Eddy Zervigon, a New York City flutist and bandleader), this volume is a comprehensive English-language reference for anyone with an interest in Cuban music. Some of the book's entries define musical terms: cha-cha-cha, for example, is a""song and dance style derived from a specific type of danzon known as 'danzones de neuvo rito' and influenced by the son""--danzon and son are extensively defined elsewhere. Other entries provide brief biographies of musicians and individuals who have shaped and influenced Cuban music over the course of its history. The encyclopedic organization means terms are easy to find; entries are concise but interesting and full of detail. Put together by Orovio, a musicologist and historian at the Institute of Folklore and Ethnology in Cuba, this volume is truly a""tribute to Cuban music and its musicians.""