{"product_id":"cuban-troubadours-nueva-trova-and-contemporary-cuban-song-paperback","title":"Cuban Troubadours: Nueva Trova and Contemporary Cuban Song - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Nasatir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this comprehensive new guide, Robert Nasatir delves into the history of Cuba's nueva trova and its legacy, providing context for the most popular songs of the past three decades.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNasatir begins his journey in 1986, a pivotal moment for Cuban music. It was in this year that the Movimiento de la Nueva Trova was disbanded. This government organization provided support for many Cuban artists, who were then forced to improvise and innovate in their new reality. Nasatir shows how this period of instability led to a burst of creativity and retrospection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNasatir, who has spent twenty years studying Cuban song, covers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe influence of the Buena Vista Social Club both on the island and off;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe cultural effects of the austerity measures of the Special Period;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe rise of the second generation of the nueva trova;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe reputation these artists earned as the Jinetes del Apocalipsis, or the Horsemen of the Apocalypse; and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe role they played as the critics and chroniclers of cultural transformation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe also includes interviews with Gerardo Alfonso, Frank Delgado, Santiago Feli , Samuel  guila, Ariel D az, and Charly Salgado. Nasatir discusses the ways they both continued and changed the troubadour tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Nasatir has studied Cuban music for nearly twenty years. He received his doctorate in Spanish from Vanderbilt University and now lectures on Cuban arts and culture. He has also published numerous articles and translations, including \u003ci\u003eBeyond Buena Vista: Contemporary Cuban Song (Cuban Beat Books Volume 1)\u003c\/i\u003e. Nasatir currently works as the World Languages Chair at Moorestown Friends School in New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51795250446624,"sku":"9781979272308","price":26.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/16c673f984e40284cd4c0918f1dc9d78.webp?v=1780744082","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cuban-troubadours-nueva-trova-and-contemporary-cuban-song-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}