Here's a list of books that we recommend
to anyone interested in further exploring the roots of Latin
music. We would like thank Charity Dell for organizing
this list. NOTE: this list is in no particular order of importance.
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11. FROM BOMBA TO HIP-HOP: Puerto Rican
Culture and
Latino Identity.
Juan Flores. Columbia University Press, 2000.
ISBN 0231110766
12. THE GARLAND HANDBOOK OF LATIN AMERICAN
MUSIC.
Dale A. Olson; Daniel Edward Sheehy.
Garland Publishing, 2000.
ISBN 0815338333
13. THE LATIN BEAT: The Rhythms and
Roots of Latin Music.
Ed Morales. Da Capo Press, 2003.
ISBN 0306810182
14. LATIN JAZZ: The First of the Fusions--1880's
to Today.
John Storm Roberts. Music Sales Corporation, 2000.
ISBN 0825671922
15. LATIN JAZZ: The Perfect Combination.
Raul Fernandez. Chronicle Books, 2002.
ISBN 0811836088
16. THE LATIN TINGE: The Impact of Latin
American Music
on the United States.
John Storm Roberts.
Oxford Press, 1999.
ISBN 0195121015
17. LISTENING TO SALSA: Gender, Latin
Popular Music and Puerto Rican Cultures.
Frances R. Aparicio.
Wesleyan University Press, 1998.
ISBN 0819553069
18. MAMBO KINGDOM: Latin Music in New
York.
Max Salazar.
Schirmer Trade Books, 2002.
ISBN 0825672775
19. MERENGUE: Dominican Music and Dominican
Identity.
Paul Austerlitz.
Temple University Press, 1996.
ISBN 1566394848
20. MUSIC IN CUBA.
Alejo Carpentier.
University of Minnesota Press, 2001.
ISBN 0816632294
21. MUSIC IN LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE:
Regional Traditions.
John M. Schechter.
Wadsworth Publishing, 1999.
ISBN 0028647505
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