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This book, both a guide and encyclopedia, is a crucial account of the musical journey that will awaken the imagination of the reader, awakening the curiosity of all those sacred, famous, and historic places that the author of this book has visited that have marked the history of rock. The exceptional narrative talent of the author and the evocation of the mythic locations of rock make this an excellent a travel through the threads of music history.

"A work ... founded on the system of Zarlino; indeed there is some reason to believe that it is a mere redaction of a work with the same title which Zarlino speaks of as having completed in ms., but which has totally disappeared." -Grove, Dict. of music.

La música del Caribe contiene una historia de conquista, esclavitud, defensa de identidades y luchas libertarias. Nos encontramos “ante un lenguaje compartido, o ante los restos de un género común dispersado, estallando en un inmenso continente cultural cuya coherencia suele pasar muchas veces desapercibida”. Por citar algunos ejemplos: punto guajiro cubano, galerón del Oriente Venezolano, guajira andaluza, zapateado jarocho, punto canario o la mejorana panameña.

"I have affection for these lyrics, these flamenco poems, because I created them with care and dedication. My background is as a painter, but it's always bothered me that singers voiced the pains and joys of others. I've always thought that a person is better able to transmit a feeling if they're the one feeling it." Le tengo cariño a estas letras, a estos poemas flamencos, porque las hice con interés y dedicación. Sé que algunas son bonitas y todas cantables, para lo que fueron hechas. Soy pintor y con formación de pintor, pero me gustaba el cante, y me molestaba que el intérprete...