Origins of Cuban Music and Dance: ChangüíOrigins of Cuban Music and Dance: Chang is the first in-depth study of chang , a style of music and dance in Guant namo, Cuba. Chang is analogous to blues in the United States and is a crucible of Cuban Creole culture. Benjamin Lapidus describes chang and its relationship to the roots of son, Cuba's national genre and the style of music that contributed to the development of salsa, in Eastern Cuba. He also highlights the connections between Afro-Haitian music and Cuban popular music through chang , connections with the Caribbean that have been largely overlooked in the past. After an initial historical discussion about the region of Guant namo and the inter-connectedness of its various musical styles with a focus on chang , Lapidus discusses the technical aspects of the genre as practiced within the region and beyond. He considers the socio-historical importance of its lyrics, presenting numerous musical transcriptions that explain how the music is structured, as well as providing background stories to songs. In a chapter unique to this book and a first in Cuban musicology and ethnography, Lapidus describes years of festivals and musical competitions to show how local musical identity takes shape, particularly when encountering national narratives of music history. The volume concludes with a comparison between chang and son, as well as a bibliography, discography, and videography. |
Contents
Historicity and SelfReferencing in Changüí Songs | 61 |
The Changüí Complex in Guantánamo | 95 |
6 | 104 |
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Afro-Haitian Afrocuban Alén Arsenio Rodríguez bailar Baracoa bongó bongó de monte bongocero Cambrón Caribbean Changüí de Guantánamo changüí groups changüí performance changüí songs changüiseros Chito Latamblé city of Guantánamo clave Compact disc competition Cuban music culture dance dancers Danilo Orozco drum eastern Cuba Editorial Elio Revé Esquenazi Pérez Fernando Ortiz festival fingerboard folkloric González Grupo Changüí Guan Guantanamera guararey guayo Guía guitar Habana Haitian Hoernel instrument Interview by author José Juan Julian Valier Julio kiribá Latin American Music Liner notes Logát Manuel Tames maracas María marimbula Mosqueda música campesina musical genres musicians musicologists nengón Oriente Ortiz party pasos de calle pattern Pedro Masó Pedro Speck petwo Pipi playing changüí popular music province Rácifo Durán Refrain regina rhythm rhythmic Rodríguez rumba rural Santiago de Cuba sing singers solo style sugar syncopated tánamo Taveras tion traditional changüí tres player treseros tumba francesa tuning variants Video recording vocal improvisations vodou Yateras