{"product_id":"cuban-fusion-the-transnational-cuban-alternative-music-scene-hardcover","title":"Cuban Fusion: The Transnational Cuban Alternative Music Scene - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEva Silot Bravo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurveying the impact of Cuba's economic crisis after the demise of the eastern socialist block, this book documents a relatively unexplored transnational network of collaborations among Cuban musicians that migrated to many different countries from the 1990s forward. The book's main argument is that in light of the 1990s crisis in Cuba, new transnational and alternative narratives emerged, resulting in creative \"in-between\" spaces that reflect a post- socialist aesthetic condition. The manuscript also documents important developments in the Cuban jazz and fusion scenes outside the island in the last 20+ years..\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An invaluable study of Cuban music making in diaspora\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRobin D. Moore\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Ethnomusicology, Butler School of Music, The University of Texas at Austin, USA \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Silot Bravo's study thus provides a rare glimpse into a space where artists navigate between political constraints, fostering a global citizenship that goes beyond the rigid political lines often associated with Cuban studies.\"\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cb\u003eGreg Landau\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., Producer, Educator \u0026amp; Music Historian, USA \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Drawing from decades of experience in diplomacy, music scholarship, and arts advocacy, \u003ci\u003eBravo's \u003c\/i\u003ecareful study of oft-neglected alternative artists is sure to challenge thinking surrounding what Cuban music sounds like and who gets to participate.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMike Levine\u003c\/b\u003e, Assistant Professor in Musicology, Christopher Newport University, USA \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurveying the impact of Cuba's economic crisis after the demise of the eastern socialist block, this book documents a relatively unexplored transnational network of collaborations among Cuban musicians that migrated to many different countries from the 1990s forward. The book's main argument is that in light of the 1990s crisis in Cuba, new transnational and alternative narratives emerged, resulting in creative \"in-between\" spaces that reflect a post- socialist aesthetic condition. The manuscript also documents important developments in the Cuban jazz and fusion scenes outside the island in the last 20+ years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEva Silot Bravo\u003c\/b\u003e has a PhD in Cultural Studies, Spanish and Literatures from The University of Miami (FL, USA). She has taught at University of Miami, Barry University, Miami Dade Public School System, The Branson School in Ross, CA and currently at Oakland School for the Arts in Oakland, CA. In United Nations she represented Cuba and developing countries (G77).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEva Silot Bravo has a PhD in Cultural Studies, Spanish and Literatures from The University of Miami (FL, USA). She has taught at University of Miami, Barry University, Miami Dade Public School System, The Branson School in Ross, CA and currently at Oakland School for the Arts in Oakland, CA. In United Nations she represented Cuba and developing countries (G77).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 181\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776341704992,"sku":"9783031536915","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/321a60be4e353acfb54060c14a05ba73.webp?v=1780477571","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cuban-fusion-the-transnational-cuban-alternative-music-scene-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}