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Article: Vincenzo Perna. Timba: The Sound of Cuban Crisis.(Book review)
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- Latin American Music Review
- Article date:
- March 22, 2007
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VINCENZO PERNA. Timba: The Sound of Cuban Crisis. London and Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2005. 338 pp. Notes, bibliography, discography, index, illustrations, musical examples. $114.95, cloth only. ISBN 0-7546-3941-X.
With his recent publication on modern Cuban dance music, ethnomusicologist and journalist Vincenzo Perna has contributed a great deal to the literature on Cuba, the Caribbean, and Afro-diasporic expressive culture. As the author notes, few studies of contemporary Cuban music on the island have been undertaken. Timba music represents a compelling focus of study for this and other reasons, and intersects with many fascinating themes: youthful rebellion, ...