The Book of Salsa

<p>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 César Miguel Rondón’s celebrated <i>El libro de la salsa</i>.<br/><br/>Rondón tells the engaging story of salsa’s roots in Puerto Rico Cuba Colombia the Dominican Republic and Venezuela and of its emergence and development in the 1960s as a distinct musical movement in New York. Rondón presents salsa as a truly pan-Caribbean phenomenon emerging in the migrations and interactions the celebrations and conflicts that marked the region. Although salsa is rooted in urban culture Rondón explains it is also a commercial product produced and shaped by professional musicians record producers and the music industry. For this first English-language edition Rondón has added a new chapter to bring the story of salsa up to the present.</p>