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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )The Book of Salsa: A Chronicle of Urban Music from the Caribbean to New York CityList Price: $21.95 Amazon.com's Price: $9.99 You Save: $11.96 (54%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Dewey Decimal Number: 781.64 Format: Kindle Book Label: University of North Carolina Press Manufacturer: University of North Carolina Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: March 10, 2008 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press Release Date: March 10, 2008 Studio: University of North Carolina Press Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Salsa is one of the most popular types of music listened to and danced to in the United States. Until now, the single comprehensive history of the music--and the industry that grew up around it, including musicians, performances, styles, movements, and production--was available only in Spanish. This lively translation provides for English-reading and music-loving fans the chance to enjoy C?sar Miguel Rond?n's celebrated "El libro de la salsa." For this first English-language edition, Rond?n has added a new chapter to bring the story of salsa up to the present. Average Rating:
![]() Rating: - DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!I would ordinarily not review a book I didn't finish, but Rondón made two errors in the first 28 pages so grievous that I put the book down for good. First, about the debut album from Eddie Palmieri's band La Perfecta, he claims: "Eddie's older brother, Charlie, was the pianist and in charge of composing and arranging most of their repertoire." If he owned this album--one of the most important in the history of salsa--he could plainly see that Charlie wrote the liner notes and did nothing else ... Read More
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