Danzn Circumcaribbean Dialogues In Music And Dance

Initially branching out of the European contradance tradition the danzón first emerged as a distinct form of music and dance among black performers in 19th-century Cuba. By the early 20th-century, it had exploded in popularity throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean basin. This book studies the emergence hemisphere-wide influence, and historical and contemporary significance of this phenomenon of music and dance.

Year

2014

Language

English

Publisher

Oxford University Press Inc

Editions

1

Pages

279

ISBN

9780199965809

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