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History of Latin Jazz
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| http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/latinjazz/latinjazz_start.asp | ||
| For an introduction to Latin Jazz by a reliable source. ( http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/latinjazz/latinjazz_start.asp ) | ||
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| http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/historyofjazz.htm | ||
| Jazz writer. Ted Gioia's first chapter on Africa and Jazz can be accessed online. ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/historyofjazz.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.louismoreaugottschalk.com/ | ||
| Louis Gottschalk has a dedicated site. ( http://www.louismoreaugottschalk.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.dancedancedance.com/history_of_salsa.html | ||
| The history of salsa dancing helps explain the roots of the connection between African music and jazz. A timeline on this site ties in to the history of dances and the dance music: http://www.enbreve.com/art10tp.html ( http://www.dancedancedance.com/history_of_salsa.html ) | ||
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Artists Profiles
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| http://www.bluenote.com/links.asp | ||
| This site profiles some of the most important contributors to Latin Jazz mentioned in your text. ( http://www.bluenote.com/links.asp ) | ||
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| http://www.hairezolution.com/History%20of%20the%20Music.html | ||
| This site profiles some of the most important contributors to Latin Jazz mentioned in your text. ( http://www.hairezolution.com/History%20of%20the%20Music.html ) | ||
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| http://nfo.net/usa/latin.html | ||
| This site profiles some of the most important contributors to Latin Jazz mentioned in your text. ( http://nfo.net/usa/latin.html ) | ||
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| http://faculty.lagcc.cuny.edu/ahernandez/afroots/module3.htm | ||
| This helpful site connects various seminal artists and provides visual and aural demonstrations of the history of Latin Jazz with specific information. ( http://faculty.lagcc.cuny.edu/ahernandez/afroots/module3.htm ) | ||
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| http://jobim.com.br/e.index.html | ||
| This site for the musician credited with the creation of bossa nova is by an avid fan. ( http://jobim.com.br/e.index.html ) | ||
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| http://www.ovationtv.com/artszone/teachers/bossanova.html | ||
| For more on bossa nova see http://ri.essortment.com/whatisbossano_rjbe.htm and a teacher's site for lesson plans for experiencing it. ( http://www.ovationtv.com/artszone/teachers/bossanova.html ) | ||
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| http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/437c3afd53312 | ||
| For information on Cuban music and jazz. ( http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/437c3afd53312 ) | ||
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| http://www.pbs.org/buenavista/ | ||
| For information on Cuban music and jazz. ( http://www.pbs.org/buenavista/ ) | ||
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| http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.org/jazz/note/puente.html | ||
| Read the interview with the King of Salsa, Tito Puente, to gain more information on the importance of the contribution of Dizzy Gillespie and the Latin musicians with whom he worked: ( http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.org/jazz/note/puente.html ) | ||
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| http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FXV/is_8_9/ai_57010692 | ||
| This article on the origin of the name of the song "Manteca" is interesting. ( http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FXV/is_8_9/ai_57010692 ) | ||
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| http://www.calle54film.com/eng/e_fs00.htm | ||
| Two of the most masterful contemporary Latin Jazz musicians can be found at http://www.paquitodrivera.com/ and http://www.arturosandoval.com/bio.htm Both are award-winning players with great technical and expressive skill. To see and hear more of the wide variety of Latin styles that converge through witnessing musicians in performance, locate the remarkable DVD, "Calle 54." ( http://www.calle54film.com/eng/e_fs00.htm ) | ||
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More About the Rhythms
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| http://www.planetsalsa.com/university_of_salsa/glossaryae.htm | ||
| The basic rhythmic pattern of much of Latin music is highlighted here. ( http://www.planetsalsa.com/university_of_salsa/glossaryae.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.lafi.org/magazine/articles/clave.html | ||
| Other useful sites devoted to explaining Latin rhythms. ( http://www.lafi.org/magazine/articles/clave.html ) | ||
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| http://www.pbs.org/buenavista/music/a_habanera.html | ||
| Other useful sites devoted to explaining Latin rhythms. ( http://www.pbs.org/buenavista/music/a_habanera.html ) | ||
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| http://www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/argentino_tango.htm | ||
| This site ties in the rhythms to the tango dance. ( http://www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/argentino_tango.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.geocities.com/sd_au/rockabilly/RockabillyHistory.htm | ||
| This site connects these rhythms to rockabilly. ( http://www.geocities.com/sd_au/rockabilly/RockabillyHistory.htm ) | ||
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