{"product_id":"salsiology-afro-cuban-music-and-the-evolution-of-salsa-in-new-york-city-hardcover","title":"Salsiology: Afro-Cuban Music and the Evolution of Salsa in New York City - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVernon W. Boggs\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoggs presents a readable, even exciting, history of Salsa, showing how Afro-Cuban music was embraced in New York City, how it has undergone cycles of popularity, and how it has been replicated abroad. Extensively illustrated with photographs of the bands and clubs as well as the key leaders and promoters, a night at the Palladium, the Cheetah, or the Park Palace comes alive. In addition, Boggs provides interviews with such key figures as Palladium Mambero Ernie Ensley and Izzy 'Mr. Salsa' Sanabria. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom its roots in Cuba through present-day Salsa clubs, Boggs provides a tour of a popular music form that has had a significant impact in the Latin community as well as among contemporary pop and serious composers. This book is required reading in the fields of musicology, black studies, American culture, sociology, anthropology, and for students of contemporary Latin-American culture.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVERNON W. BOGGS is Assistant Professor of Sociology at York College and the Graduate Center, CUNY. He co-edited with Gerald Handel and Sylvia Fava \u003ci\u003eThe Apple Sliced: Sociological Studies of New York City\u003c\/i\u003e (Praeger, 1983). His articles on music and New York life have appeared in such journals as \u003ci\u003eLatin Beat\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Popular Music and Society\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSocial Policy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.22 x 9.54 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100750209331,"sku":"9780313284687","price":178.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/9XOuS35k0e9780313284687.webp?v=1772490548","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/salsiology-afro-cuban-music-and-the-evolution-of-salsa-in-new-york-city-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}