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When the Spirits Dance Mambo : Growing Up Nuyorican in El Barrio
When the Spirits Dance Mambo Growing Up Nuyorican in El Barrio
Author: Marta Moreno Vega
When rock and roll was transforming American culture in the 1950s and ’60s, East Harlem pulsed with the sounds of mambo and merengue. Instead of Elvis and the Beatles, Marta Moreno Vega grew up worshipping Celia Cruz, Mario Bauza, and Arsenio Rodriguez. Their music could be heard on every radio in El Barrio and from the main stage at the l...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781400049240
ISBN-10: 1400049245
Publication Date: 11/16/2004
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Book Type: Paperback
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