Origins of Cuban Music and Dance: ChangüíOrigins of Cuban Music and Dance: Changüí is the first in-depth study of changüí, a style of music and dance in Guantánamo, Cuba. Changüí is analogous to blues in the United States and is a crucible of Cuban Creole culture. Benjamin Lapidus describes changüí and its relationship to the roots of son, Cuba's national genre and the style of music that contributed to the development of salsa, in Eastern Cuba. He also highlights the connections between Afro-Haitian music and Cuban popular music through changüí, connections with the Caribbean that have been largely overlooked in the past. After an initial historical discussion about the region of Guantánamo and the inter-connectedness of its various musical styles with a focus on changüí, Lapidus discusses the technical aspects of the genre as practiced within the region and beyond. He considers the socio-historical importance of its lyrics, presenting numerous musical transcriptions that explain how the music is structured, as well as providing background stories to songs. In a chapter unique to this book and a first in Cuban musicology and ethnography, Lapidus describes years of festivals and musical competitions to show how local musical identity takes shape, particularly when encountering national narratives of music history. The volume concludes with a comparison between changüí and son, as well as a bibliography, discography, and videography. |
Contents
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The Instruments and their Roles in the Changiii Ensemble | 15 |
3 Styles of Tres Improvisation | 39 |
4 Historicity and SelfReferencing in Changüí Songs | 61 |
5 The Changüí Complex in Guantanamo | 95 |
6 Variations of Changüí outside of Guantanamo | 109 |
7 The AfroHaitian Presence in Eastern Cuba and Its Significance in the Development of the Cuban Son | 123 |
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Afro-Haitian Afrocuban Alén Arsenio Rodríguez bailar Baracoa bongo bongó de monte bongocero Cambrón Caribbean Casa Changüí de Guantánamo changüí groups changüí performance changüí songs changüiseros Chapter Chito Latamblé city of Guantánamo clave Compact disc competition Cuban music culture dance dancers Danilo Orozco drum eastern Cuba Elio Revé Esquenazi Pérez Fernando Ortiz festival fingerboard folkloric Grupo Changüí Guan Guantanamera guayo Guía guitar Haitian Havana Hoernel Inciarte instrument Interview by author José Juan Julian Valier kiribá Latin American Music Liner notes Logát Manuel Tames maracas María marimbula melodic Mosqueda música campesina musical genres musicians musicologists nengón Oriente Ortiz pasos de calle pattern Pedro Masó Pedro Speck petwo Pipi playing changüí popular music province Rácifo Durán Refrain regina rhythm rhythmic Rodríguez rumba rural Santiago de Cuba sing singers solo style sugar syncopated tánamo Taveras tion traditional changüí tres player treseros tumba francesa tuning variants Video recording vocal improvisations vodou Yateras