My Havana : the musical city of Carlos Varela / edited by María Caridad Cumaná, Karen Dubinsky, and Xenia Reloba de la Cruz ; translator, Ana Elena Arazoza.

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TextLanguage: English, Spanish Original language: Spanish Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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9781442668997
1442668997

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: My HavanaDDC classification:

782.42164092 23

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ML420.V293

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Contents:

Preface / Jackson Browne -- Introduction: Varela's Musical City / María Caridad Cumaná and Karen Dubinsky -- 1. Carlos Varela: The Distinguished Son of William Tell / Joaquin Borges-Triana -- 2. The Persistence of "Memorias" / Robert Nasatir -- 3. "Politics don't fit in a sugar bowl" Cuba in the '90s through the music of Varela / Xenia Reloba de la Cruz -- 4. Carlos Varela and the Carousel of Cuban History / Karen Dubinsky -- 5. A Singer Who Uses the Guitar as a Camera: The Cinematic Quality of Carlos Varela's Songs / María Caridad Cumaná -- 6. Singing the Cityscape: Varela as Urban Chronicler / Susan Thomas -- 7. Carlos Varela, Protest Song, and Cuban Music History / Robin Moore -- 8. Carlos Varela: A Cuban who knows the past but can also see the future / Paul Webster Hare -- Interview: Beginning a New Cuban Dream: An Interview with Carlos Varela / María Caridad Cumaná and Karen Dubinsky -- Appendix: Lyrics of Varela's recorded songs, in English and Spanish.

Summary: For more than thirty years, musician Carlos Varela has been a guide to the heart, soul, and sound of Havana. My Havana is a lyrical exploration of Varela's life and work, and of the vibrant musical, literary, and cinematic culture of his generation.

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For more than thirty years, musician Carlos Varela has been a guide to the heart, soul, and sound of Havana. My Havana is a lyrical exploration of Varela's life and work, and of the vibrant musical, literary, and cinematic culture of his generation.

In English, with lyrics of songs in Spanish and English.

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