Secular Devotion: Afro-Latin Music and Imperial Jazz

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Popular music in the Americas, from jazz, Cuban Latin and salsa to disco and rap, is neo-African. This book shows how the popular music of the Americas is involved in a devotion to an African religious worldview that survived the ravages of slavery and found its way into the rituals of everyday listening.

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Full title :Secular Devotion : Afro-Latin Music and Imperial Jazz

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Publication Date:2008

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Verso Books
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2008

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Description:290 p.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781844672905, 1844672905, 9781844672912, 1844672913
oclc:ocn474612265
Dewey Decimal:781.64097

Subjects

Amerikansk populærmusik Black people -- Music Black people -- Music. -- Latin America Criticism, interpretation, etc Latin America Latin jazz Latin jazz -- Histoire et critique Latin jazz -- History and criticism Musique populaire -- Histoire et critiq… Musique populaire -- Histoire et critiq… Musiques du monde -- Histoire et critiq… Musiques du monde -- Histoire et critiq… Neoafrikansk musik og tro Popular music Popular music -- History and criticism.… Popular music -- History and criticism.… Populærmusik og religion United States World music World music -- History and criticism