The whole world is a rumba nueva : the creation of transnational community through performance and social media in New York City and Havana

This dissertation explores the world of the Cuban rumba -- an intricate complex of music, dance, and song that encourages both individual display and communal participation. From 1991 to 2012, rumba performances came to feature a distinctive complex of styles, meanings, and politics that I dubbed th...

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Main Author: Washington, Derrick Leon
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/25050