Oye Como Va! [Texte imprimé] : Hybridity and Identity in Latino Popular Music / Deborah Pacini Hernandez

Pacini Hernandez, Deborah

Philadelphia(Etat-Unis) : Temple University Press , 2009

1 vol.(220 p.) ; 23 cm

Listen Up! When the New York-born Tito Puente composed "Oye Como Va!" in the 1960s, his popular song was called "Latin" even though it was a fusion of Afro-Cuban and New York Latino musical influences. A decade later, Carlos Santana, a Mexican immigrant, blended Puente's tune with rock and roll, which brought it to the attention of national audiences. Like Puente and Santana, Latino/a musicians have always blended musics from their homelands with other sounds in our multicultural society, challenging ideas of what "Latin" music is or ought to be. Waves of immigrants further complicate the picture as they continue to bring their distinctive musical styles to the U.S.--from merengue and bachata to cumbia and reggaeton...

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Musique -- Aspect social -- Latino-Américaines

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