Skip to content
Book Glossary
Cover of Listening to salsa

Listening to salsa

by Frances R. Aparicio

Salsa (Music)Feminism and musicHistory and criticismSalsa (Music) -- Puerto Rico -- History and criticismSalsaHistoire et critiqueFéminisme et musiqueMUSIC

"Insightful study of Afro-Caribbean salsa music among Puerto Ricans relates different meanings in salsa lyrics to issues of gender, race, class, and national identities, both in Puerto Rico and Latino communities in the US. Aparicio, a literary critic, uses a postmodern approach to analyze diverse musical texts"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Writing a summary for young readers…

For young readers

Book data: Open Library