Rafi and Rosi: Carnival!

Rafi and Rosi: Carnival!

Author: Lulu Delacre

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 0060735988

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Two Latin American tree frogs, mischievous Rafi and his younger sister Rosi, enjoy the events of Puerto Rico's Carnival season.


Salsa Trumpet

Salsa Trumpet

Author: Gabriel Rasati

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2011-03-11

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 1610656717

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A specific overview of Afro-Cuban/Caribbean trumpet history, techniques and influences from the early 1900's to today's Salsa. from the Charanga style to Conjunto, Cha-Cha-Cha', Mozambique, through the Boogaloo, Dominican Merengue, Puerto Rican Bomba, Venezuelan Gaita, Colombian Cumbia to modern Timba! Note by note solo transcriptions from the masters and a play-along CD with orchestral arrangements of original tunes and rhythms written by Cuban composer Willie Paco Aguero.


Salsa Stories

Salsa Stories

Author: Lulu Delacre

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2012-10-01

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 0545469627

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An evocative collection of short stories by a three-time Pura Belpre honoree. Now available in paperback! When Carmen Teresa receives a notebook as a holiday gift, the guests suggest she write down their own childhood stories, which they tell. But Carmen Teresa, who loves to cook, collects their family recipes instead! With energy, sensitivity, and warmth, Lulu Delacre introduces readers to a symphony of colorful characters whose 9 stories dance through a year of Latin American holidays and customs. Countries include Mexico, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Guatamala and Peru. Seventeen delicious and authentic recipes are included.


Cuba Travel Guide 2024

Cuba Travel Guide 2024

Author: T Turner

Publisher: T Turner

Published:

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13:

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The Cuba Travel Guide is the most up-to-date, reliable and complete guide to this wonderful place. Travelers will find everything they need for an unforgettable visit presented in a convenient and easy-to-use format. Includes quick information on planning a visit, navigating the location, experiencing Cuban culture and exploring the beauty of Cuba. Also includes a Spanish phrasebook to help you communicate with the locals. Cuba, a large Caribbean island nation under communist rule, is known for its white-sand beaches, rolling mountains, cigars and rum. Its colorful capital, Havana, features well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture within its 16th-century core, Old Havana, loomed over by the pre-revolutionary Capitolio. Salsa emanates from the city's dance clubs and cabaret shows are performed at the famed Tropicana.


The Clave Matrix

The Clave Matrix

Author: David Peñalosa

Publisher:

Published: 2012-08-01

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9781478299479

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CLAVE MATRIX: The entire interwoven structure of clave-based music as it relates to its generative source.CLAVE: A Spanish word meaning 'code,' or 'key,' as in the key to a mystery or puzzle. Also 'keystone,' the wedge-shaped stone in the center of an arch that ties all the stones together. Clave is the key pattern that both binds and decodes the rhythmic structure of Afro-Cuban music.MATRIX: The point of origin from which something takes form and develops; a grid-like array of elements, an interwoven pattern.


The Salsa Guidebook

The Salsa Guidebook

Author: Rebeca Mauleon

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2011-01-12

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1457101416

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The only complete method book on Salsa ever published. Numerous musical examples of how different Afro-Cuban styles are created, what each instrument does, text explaining the history and structure of the music, etc. "This will be the Salsa Bible for years to come." Sonny Bravo, Tito-Puente's pianist.


Mathematics and Computation in Music

Mathematics and Computation in Music

Author: Octavio A. Agustín-Aquino

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-11-17

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 3319718274

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Mathematics and Computation in Music, MCM 2017, held in Mexico City, Mexico, in June 2017. The 26 full papers and 2 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions. The papers feature research that combines mathematics or computation with music theory, music analysis, composition, and performance. They are organized in topical sections on algebraic models, computer assisted performance, Fourier analysis, Gesture Theory, Graph Theory and Combinatorics, Machine Learning, and Probability and Statistics in Musical Analysis and Composition.


Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa

Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa

Author: Veronica Chambers

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-07-19

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 0142407798

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Everyone knows the flamboyant, larger-than-life Celia Cruz, the extraordinary salsa singer who passed away in 2003, leaving millions of fans brokenhearted. indeed, there was a magical vibrancy to the Cuban salsa singer. to hear her voice or to see her perform was to feel her life-affirming energy deep within you. relish the sizzling sights and sounds of her legacy in this glimpse into Celia’s childhood and her inspiring rise to worldwide fame and recognition as the Queen of salsa. Her inspirational life story is sure to sweeten your soul.