Afro Cuban
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Topic: Afro Cuban
Posted By: Matt
Subject: Afro Cuban
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2011 at 8:06pm
Starts pre- Columbus to 1952 The whole 650 pages of it. Covers the lot from slavery to Batista's government. Even pre slavery with the indigenous. Has just got to Beny More's beginings. Finishes there. Explains the lot from the clave and it's root of all Afro- Cuban. Even crosses to New Orleans, Africa and Spain of course. Describes it all rumba, son, cha cha,mambo, danzon etc. Santeria and the Orishas are Covered (Cuban Gods). Even the bloody banks. You get the lot. Tough reading though for me. Not enough action or mystery  I am not the best for this high flatunin' stuff. Love a Harold Robbins, Tom Clancy, Stephen King. Yep give me that PULP  Jokes aside, this is how I know half of my stuff on Latin music 
Recommended very highly, not an easy read but you must trudge on.
 ------------- Matt |
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2011 at 8:20pm
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i know little about afro-cuban music, just one of Dizzy's albums. Always looking for new music.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm |
Posted By: js
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2011 at 8:51pm
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Thanks Matt, you know I'm a big fan. A lot of the Afro-Cuban music I own is on cassettes I recorded off of the radio when I lived in San Francisco.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2011 at 9:14pm
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^ KJAZ/KCSM Sunday show ? |
Posted By: js
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2011 at 9:19pm
| I think it was more shows on KPOO and KPFA. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2011 at 9:21pm
| that's right, they had Latin shows too |
Posted By: js
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2011 at 9:25pm
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I used to go to Salsa Sundays in the afternoon at the El Rio on Mission Street. Excellent bands on a large outdoor patio with Margarita specials and excellent weather, etc. There's nothing like that here.
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Posted By: Matt
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2011 at 9:26pm
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Did they have thye book in a show ? ------------- Matt |
Posted By: js
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2011 at 9:33pm
| say what |
Posted By: Matt
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2011 at 12:48am
 to say the least ------------- Matt |
js wrote:Posted By: js
Date Posted: 10 May 2011 at 1:07pm
| No, those are the radio stations in San Francisco that played Latin Jazz shows that I recorded on cassette back in the 80s and 90s. |