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Cuba and its Music: From the first drums to the Mambo
by Ned Sublette

 

Situating Salsa: Global Markets and Local Meanings in Latin Popular Music
by Lise Waxer

 

Ismael Rivera: El sonero mayor
by Rafael Figueroa Hernández
 

Faces Of Salsa: A Spoken History Of The Music
by Leonardo Padura Fuentes
 

El Libro De La Salsa: Cronica De La Música Del Caribe Urbano
por Cesar Miguel Rondon
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Desmitificación De Una Diva-La Verdad Sobre La Lupe
By Juan Moreno-Velazquez


My Music Is My Flag: Puerto Rican Musicians And Their New York Communities 1917-1940
by Ruth Glasser


Divine Utterances: The Performance Of Afro-Cuban Santeria
By Katherine J. Hagedorn
book & CD

Sin Clave y Bongó No Hay Son: Música Afrocubana y Confluencias Musicales de Colombia y Cuba
por Fabio Betancur Alvarez

Cada Cabeza Es Un Mundo: Relatos E Historias De Héctor Lavoe
por Jaime Torres Torres

 

Mambo Kingdom: Latin Music in New York
by Max Salazar

Cubano Be Cubano Bop: One Hundred Years Of Jazz In Cuba
By Leonardo Acosta

 
     

Cuban Fire: The Story of Salsa and Latin Jazz
by Isabelle Leymarie

Tito Puente's Drumming with the Mambo King by Tito Puente and John Payne

Latin Jazz: The Perfect Combination by Raúl Fernández (Spanish/English)
     

The Latin Tinge: The Impact of Latin American Music in the United States
by John Storm Roberts

Latin Jazz: the First Fusion, 1900-Today
by John Storm Roberts

Afro-Cuban Jazz: Third Ear - Essential Listening Companion
by Steve Yanow
     

Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe edited by M. Algarin, B. Holman, N. Blackman

Afro-Cuban Voices: On Race and Idnetiy in Contemporary Cuba by Pedro Perez Sarduy and Jean Stubbs

Stories from Puerto Rico by Robert L. Muckley and Adela Martínez-Santiago (Spanish/English)
     

The Rough Guide to Cuban Music
by Phillip Sweeny

Boricuas: Influential Puerto Rican Writing - an Anthology
by Roberto Santiago

Down These Mean Streets
by Piri Thomas
     

Drumming for the Gods: The Life and Times of Felips Garcia Villamil, Santero, Palero, and Abakua by Maria Teresa Velez
Living Santeria: Rituals And Experiences In An Afro-Cuban Religion
by Michael Atwood

Nationalizing Blackness: Afrocubanismo and Artistic Revolution in Havana,
1920-1940
by Robin D. Moore
     
     

VIDEO/DVD - Music, history, concerts, movies
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Chucho Valdés Featuring Irakere: Latin Jazz Founders (DVD)

Añoranza Del Ayer: Beny Moré Y Daniel Santos (DVD)

Puerto Rican Masters
Tributo Al Sonero De Pueblo: Marvin Santiago (DVD)

Los Papines
 

Los Van Van Live in Puerto Rico

Afro Cuban All Stars
Live in Japan
Africando Live (DVD)
 

 

Los Muñequitos De Matanzas:
En Su Barrio (DVD)
     

Vamos Al Tambor: Presentations In Matanzas, Cuba (DVD)

Trio Matamoros
Eternamente, Matamoros (DVD)

Septeto Nacional De Ignacio Piñeiro
El Son Es Lo Más Sublime (DVD)
     

Buena Vista Social Club
(viedo/DVD)

Calle 54 by Fernando Trueba (video/DVD)

Roots of Rhythm narrated by Harry Belafonte
     

The Golden Age of Salsa with Larry Harlow

Poncho Sanchez: A Night at Kimball's East

Jam Miami
     

The Return of
Ruben Blades

Salsa: Latin Pop Music in the Cities

Raices: Banco Poplular, Puerto Rico 2001
     

Tremendo Vacilon

Celia Cruz:
A night of Salsa
     

Dizzy Gilespie &

Gato Barbieri: Latin Quarter

Tito Rojas Live: Auténticamente En Vivo
     

Everyday Art:
Cuban Folk Music

Strawberry & Chocolate
dir. by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
(Spanish/English)

Bitter Sugar
dir. by Leon Ichaso
(Spanish/English)
     

I am Cuba
dir. by Mikheil Kalatozishvili

Guantanamera dir. by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
(Spanish/English)

The Last Supper dir. by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
(Spanish/English)
     

Musical History - The Cuban Dances Roots: Videos And Interviews
     

Roberto Roena Y Su Apollo Sound
En Vivo Desde Bellas Artes

Son 80s
Live At S.O.B.s (DVD)
     

BOOKS / VIDEO / DVD - Instructional
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Poncho Sanchez' Conga Cookbook by Poncho Sanchez (book)

Conversations in Clave: The Ultimate Technical Study of Four-Way Independence in Afro-Cuban Rhythms by Horacio Hernandez (book)

Mastering The Art Of Afro-Cuban Drumming with Ignacio Berroa (video)
     

Changuito: A Master's Approach To Timbales
(book/cd)

Miguel Anga Diaz:
Anga Mania! (video)

Giovanni Hidalgo:
One On One / Mano A Mano (video)
     


Eddie Torres Teaches Salsa Nightclub Style, Vol. 1 & 2

Dance Hot Salsa, Level 1 & 2 with Josie Neglia

Casino Cubano
with Lazaro Norriega