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Ned Sublette Quotes

One often reads that the 1950s was the golden age of Cuban music, but it was really one long phase, from 1937 to 1958, each year with its own splendour.

Ned Sublette (2007). “Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo”, p.433, Chicago Review Press

Miguelito, liberated from having to sing with Cugat, sounds like he just got out of jail and is letting it rip.

Ned Sublette (2007). “Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo”, p.472, Chicago Review Press

Every farm with slaves was a slave-breeding farm. Raising slaves was mostly a cottage industry.

Ned Sublette (2008). “The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square”, p.229, Chicago Review Press

Chano Pozo created the role of the conga soloist in the modern band, somewhat th way Coleman Hawkins created the solo tenor sax.

Ned Sublette (2004). “Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo”, p.537, Chicago Review Press

That spirit of mockery characteristic of the guaracha was part of the mambo from the beginning.

Ned Sublette (2007). “Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo”, p.509, Chicago Review Press