Anacaona: The Amazing Adventures of Cuba's First All-Girl Dance Band - Couverture rigide

Castro, Alicia

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1843542420 ISBN 13 : 9781843542421

Editeur : Atlantic Books, 2007

Synopsis

Havana, 1932, and greengrocer Matias Castro, father of 13 children, is bankrupt. Cuchito, his eldest daughter, has the idea of starting an all-girl orchestra to bring in some cash. Jazz, mambo, rumba, cha-cha-cha, Latin jazz - 'Anacaona' perform every evening in local street cafes. In no time at all they conquer their audiences' hearts with their infectious music and cheeky lyrics. Alicia Castro, the author of this extraordinary memoir, played saxophone and later led the orchestra. Now in her 80s, Alicia looks back on the scintillating world that she and her sisters inhabited: their international breakthrough, concerts in Paris, New York and appearances with all the jazz greats.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Alicia Castro was born in 1920 in Havana, Cuba and was playing with Anacaona by the age of 12. The band retired in 1989. Alicia lives with two of her sisters in the Lawton district of Havana. Her memoir of the band emerged from conversations with her niece, Ingrid Kummels (the daughter of Anacaona's drummer, Milo).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Atlantic Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1843542420
• ISBN 13: 9781843542421
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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