Sounding Salsa

By Christopher Washburne

Subjects: Musique latino-américaine, Gesellschaft, Salsa (Music), Salsa, Salsa (music), History and criticism, New york (n.y.), history, Social aspects

Description: This ethnographic journey into the New York salsa scene of the 1990s offers detailed accounts of musicians grappling with intercultural tensions and commercial pressures. The author, himself an accomplished salsa musician, examines the organizational structures, recording processes, rehearsing and gigging of salsa bands.