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Cuban Fusion

The Transnational Cuban Alternative Music Scene

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Authors:
  1. Eva Silot Bravo

    1. Oakland School for the Arts, Oakland, USA

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  • Studies the transnational Cuban alternative music scene
  • Documents important developments in the Cuban and international jazz and fusion scenes in the last 20 years
  • Identifies the impacts the fall of the USSR had on Cubans and Cuban music scenes in the 1990s

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Eva Silot Bravo
    Pages 1-11

  3. Towards a Post-national Cuban Imaginary: Theoretical and Historical Context

    • Eva Silot Bravo
    Pages 13-49

  4. Cubanidad “in-between”: The Transnational Cuban Alternative Music Scene (TCAMS)

    • Eva Silot Bravo
    Pages 51-117

  5. TCAMS and the Music Industry

    • Eva Silot Bravo
    Pages 119-133

  6. Conclusions: Cuban Fusion Music Across Borders

    • Eva Silot Bravo
    Pages 135-148

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 149-181
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About this book

Surveying the impact of Cuba's economic crisis after the demise of the eastern socialist block, this book documents a relatively unexplored transnational network of collaborations among Cuban musicians that migrated to many different countries from the 1990s forward. The book’s main argument is that in light of the 1990s crisis in Cuba, new transnational and alternative narratives emerged, resulting in creative “in-between” spaces that reflect a post- socialist aesthetic condition. The manuscript also documents important developments in the Cuban jazz and fusion scenes outside the island in the last 20+ years..

Reviews

"An invaluable study of Cuban music making in diaspora. Based on extensive interviews with the artistic community and informed by the author’s own experiences as a migrant, Silot Bravo explores the cultural agendas and personal politics of musicians and the ways they contest and transform conventional notions of cubanidad." (Robin D. Moore, Professor of Ethnomusicology, Butler School of Music, The University of Texas at Austin, USA)



“​Eva Silot Bravo's groundbreaking study delves into the profound impact of Cuban music in the Diaspora, shedding light on a select group of musicians who have catalyzed an evolution within traditional Cuban music. Silot Bravo, uniquely positioned with unparalleled access and insight, offers a balanced and nuanced exploration of these artists' work, a departure from the often politically polarized discourse dominating the study of Cuba. 

Her perspective unravels the significance of these musical expressions, illustrating how they serve as a transformative force both within and beyond Cuba. By incorporating diverse influences into their work, these musicians have not only challenged musical boundaries but also transcended political divides. Silot Bravo's study thus provides a rare glimpse into a space where artists navigate between political constraints, fostering a global citizenship that goes beyond the rigid political lines often associated with Cuban studies." (Greg Landau, Ph.D., Producer, Educator & Music Historian, USA)

“Cuban Fusion is an urgently needed corrective to the long-held, narrow view that only artists born and living in Cuba get to claim cubanidad. Through a careful study of oft-neglected alternative artists living transnationally like Yusa, Habana Abierta, and Dafnis Prieto, Bravo provokes a broader conversation about what it means to represent Cuban music in an era when migration and transnationalism havebecome the norm for so many. Drawing from decades of experience in diplomacy, music scholarship, and arts advocacy, Bravo's rigorous manuscript is sure to challenge thinking surrounding what Cuban music sounds like and who gets to participate.” (Mike Levine, Assistant Professor in Musicology, Christopher Newport University, USA)


Authors and Affiliations

  • Oakland School for the Arts, Oakland, USA

    Eva Silot Bravo

About the author

Eva Silot Bravo has a PhD in Cultural Studies, Spanish and Literatures from The University of Miami (FL, USA). She has taught at University of Miami, Barry University, Miami Dade Public School System, The Branson School in Ross, CA and currently at Oakland School for the Arts in Oakland, CA. In United Nations she represented Cuba and developing countries (G77).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cuban Fusion

  • Book Subtitle: The Transnational Cuban Alternative Music Scene

  • Authors: Eva Silot Bravo

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53692-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-53691-5Published: 13 April 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-53694-6Due: 14 May 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-53692-2Published: 12 April 2024

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 181

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Music, Latin American Culture

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