Part 2 of Rebecca's conversation with ethnomusicologist Chris Washburne, author of Sounding Salsa: Performing Latin Music in New York City, and professor at Columbia University. This episode discusses salsa's evolution away from the Cuban son, the ways it became a symbol of pan-Latin identity, and the different ways Celia Cruz and La India navigated the genre's heteronormative gender politics.
Songs played:
La Murga, Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe
La Negra Tiene Tumbao, Celia Cruz
Ese Hombre, La India
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Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions
Part 2 of Rebecca's conversation with ethnomusicologist Chris Washburne, author of Sounding Salsa: Performing Latin Music in New York City, and professor at Columbia University. This episode discusses salsa's evolution away from the Cuban son, the ways it became a symbol of pan-Latin identity, and the different ways Celia Cruz and La India navigated the genre's heteronormative gender politics.
Songs played:
La Murga, Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe
La Negra Tiene Tumbao, Celia Cruz
Ese Hombre, La India
If you like this podcast, please subscribe and give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts
Follow The Clave Chronicles on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @clavechronicles
https://theclavechronicles.buzzsprout.com
Intro and outro music: "Bengo Latino," Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions