Hybridity and Identity in Latino Popular Music
by
Deborah Pacini Hernandez
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2010
Listen Up! When the New York-born Tito Puente composed "Oye Como Va!" in the 1960s, his popular song was called "Latin" even though it was a fusion of Afro-Cuban and New York Latino musical influences. A decade later, Carlos Santana, a Mexican immigrant, blended Puente’s tune...