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And the salsa beat goes on: salsa is dead. Gone. Kaput. Forget about it. A comatose genre swallowed alive by other styles of Latin music: rock en espanol
(First printed in The Chicago Tribune on December 21, 2004) For the last few years, the alleged death of salsa has been morbidly discussed in publications ......(Continue Reading) Grupo Exitos: Alive - Magic Music Latino - Reseña
This debut recording by the Miami, Florida-based Grupo Exitos showcases the sounds of one of the most popular tropical music ensembles working in the ......(Continue Reading)Shut your von trapp: For Julie Andrews, the hills are no longer alive with the sound of music. If she can't sing, argues Zoe Williams, she should get off
Of the many things that are strange about Julie Andrews, one thing stands Out as the strangest: this is a woman whose career has spawned well over 30 ......(Continue Reading)Highway 61 Revisited: the Tangled Roots of American Jazz, Blues, Rock and Country Music
Highway 61 Revisited: The Tangled Roots of American Jazz, Blues, Rock and Country Music By Gene Santoro Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 2004, ......(Continue Reading)The lord's songs in a strange land; two histories dig down to the roots of gospel music and the culture of sound in African American life
People Get Ready! A New History of Black Gospel Music by Robert Darden Continuum International Publishing Group October 2004, $24.95, ISBN 0-826-41436-2 ......(Continue Reading)
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