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Description
Driving beats, coursing rhythms, swaying skirts, and swaggering bandleaders playing deep into the sultry night: Latin music is a celebration of life and sensuality, and nowhere are these essential values better reflected than the dazzling record covers that present this music to the world. ... read more
First Sentence
During the 1940s and 1950s, independent labels that catered specifically to Latino audiences tended to feature stiff portraits of musicians or colorful illustrations that condescendingly harped on the perceived primitive nature of the music.
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Authors & Contributors
- Pablo Ellicott Yglesias (Author)
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