Ned Sublette

Cuba and its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo

by AAJ Staff
August 9, 2004

Ned Sublette Cuba and its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo Chicago Review Press 672 pages 2004 ISBN 1556525168

It's worth pausing now and then to appreciate the fact that our understanding of music and culture is a direct product of our exposure to that music and culture. But with the heavy impact of politics and the market on our outlook, we're bound to lose touch ...