Following up on the successful CD and movie that brought renewed fame to this Latin band is this book of photographs, film stills, and text featuring the perfor

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Geoffrey Baker traces the trajectory of the Havana hip hop scene from the late 1980s to the present and analyzes its partial eclipse by reggaet&ón.

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DIVThe definitive guide to the composers, artists, bands, musical instruments, dances, and institutions of Cuban music./div