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Building World Music Collections: Latin
America
Caribbean, South and Central AmericaLiza Vick, Associate Editor for World Music,
Basic Music Library, 4th Edition
MLA Annual Meeting, 2015
Denver, CO
Celia Cruz welcomes you to a whirlwind tour of BML4, Latin America
Image from Celia Cruz’s website: http://celiacruz.com/
❧❧ Chapter 13: Traditional and Popular Music of
the Americas and the Caribbean❧ Drawing on the work of:
❧ Suzanne Flandreau❧ Andrew Justice and Mark McKnight❧ Rick McRae
Highlights…
❧❧ Compiled by Rick McRae❧ Areas covered:
❧ Salsa, Latin Jazz, and related styles: New York City, Miami, and Pan-Caribbean artists.❧ Cuba❧ Dominican Republic❧ Haiti❧ Jamaica❧ Puerto Rico❧ Trinidad and Tobago❧ Other Caribbean islands, including: Bahamas, Barbados, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St.
Lucia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
❧ Style and influence:❧ Salsa/Latin jazz popular worldwide, as are….❧ Reggae ❧ Steel band, calypso/soca, zouk
Caribbean Popular and Traditional
❧❧Cross-cultural styles and influences include:
❧ Creole, Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Cuban
❧Sources:❧ Universal Music Group
❧ Reyes Records
❧ Rhyner’s Music Store in Trinidad
❧ Parrot Fish Records and Tapes in the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas (tel: 340-776-4514)
❧Background Research:❧Allmusic.com❧Garland Handbook of Latin American Music, edited by Dale A. Olsen and Daniel E. Sheehy (2nd ed.,
Routledge, 2008)❧World Music: The Rough Guide, Vol. 2: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia,
and Pacific, edited by Simon Broughton and Mark Ellingham (Rough Guides, 2000)
Caribbean Popular and Traditional
❧❧ Types of releases:
❧ Commercial recordings are prevalent:❧ Labels such as Sony, Fania, etc.❧ Samplers: World Music Network, Putumayo, Rhino, Rounder, Rough
Guide, Rykodisc, Shanachie ❧ High profile artists (on a diversity of labels):
❧ Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Calypso Rose
❧ Selected ethnographic recordings such as:❧ Alan Lomax in Haiti (2009, Harte Records, HR 103), 2009❧ Caribbean Revels (Smithsonian Folkways, CD SF 40402), 1991
Caribbean Popular and Traditional
❧❧ Compiled by Suzanne Flandreau❧ Areas covered:
❧Bahamas❧Carriacou Islands (Grenada)❧Cayman Islands❧Cuba❧Dominica❧Dominican Republic❧Grenada❧Guadeloupe❧Haiti❧Jamaica❧Martinique❧Puerto Rico❧Saint-Barthélemy❧Saint Kitts and Nevis❧Saint Lucia❧Trinidad and Tobago❧Virgin Islands
Afro-Caribbean Traditional
❧❧History and Interconnections:
❧Colonial influence:❧European, indigenous, and African musics❧Creolization
❧Local genres
❧Types of recordings:❧Commercial issues of field recordings by ethnographers/scholars
❧Nonesuch, Smithsonian Folkways ❧Alan Lomax, Harold Courlander, etcetera
❧Reissues of early commercial recordings❧Genres: Calypso, Merengue (hugely popular)
❧Studio recordings by performers who keep traditional styles alive❧Specialist vendors
Afro-Caribbean Traditional
❧❧ Challenges
❧ African Diaspora: Garifuna (prime example)
Afro-Caribbean Traditional
❧❧ Compiled by Andrew Justice, Mark McKnight,
and Tom Moore❧ Areas covered:
❧Central:❧ Belize❧ Costa Rica❧ El Salvador❧ Guatemala❧ Honduras❧ Nicaragua❧ Panama
Central & South America
❧❧South:
❧ Andes Region❧ Argentina❧ Bolivia❧ Brazil❧ Chile❧ Colombia❧ Ecuador❧ Ecuador and Bolivia❧ Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil❧ Ecuador and Peru❧ French Guiana❧ Paraguay❧ Peru❧ Suriname❧ Uruguay❧ Venezuela
Central & South America
❧❧ Geographic and stylistic diversity
❧ Indigenous, African, and European influences:❧ Garifuna (Belize, Honduras)❧ Maya-Quiche (Guatemala)❧ Tango (Argentina)❧ Andean huayño
❧ Genre diversity❧ Traditional regional/ethnic ❧ Popular: calypso, salsa, tango, cumbia, vallenato, and more
Central & South America
❧❧ Types of recordings:
❧ Commercial issues of field recordings on:❧ Major labels:
❧ Smithsonian Folkways❧ Nonesuch❧ Arhoolie
❧ Specialty labels:❧ Discos Fuentes (Colombia)❧ Sony Discos❧ Warner Music Chile
Central & South America
❧❧ Diaspora (e.g., Creole, Garifuna)❧ Infectious styles with global influence on
popular music (salsa, tango, reggae, etc.)❧ Fluid and dynamic❧ Doesn’t conform to geographical borders.
Overarching Themes
❧❧ BML4 is forthcoming (image from Pulsamerica)
Conclusion
