ISBN: 9781843542421 - anacaona: the amazing adventures of cuba's first all-girl dance band (12 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Anacaona: The Amazing Adventures of Cuba's First All-Girl Dance Band This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

Etat : Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Etat : Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Etat : very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. New, pristine, no markings. In 1932 Havana, young Cuchito Castro and her sisters start an all-girl dance band, an audacious idea in Cuba's male-dominated society. They are soon playing jazz, mambo, rumba, salsa, conga, cha-cha-cha all over town. Their fame grows and eventually Anacaona is performomg with jazz greats Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway. The author, born in 1920, was only 12 when she joined the band with her sisters. Profusely illustrated with photographs, and with the menu and drinks list from the old Hotel Pasaje. // Shipped carefully packed in a sturdy box. …

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First UK Edition. Numbers are printed inside, 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. The first printing of the first British edition. Clean and firmly bound with small inscription on the top corner of the front free end paper, light dust spotting on the top closed page edge, jacket not price clipped.…

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with full number line. Some very slight edge wear to top of jacket and spine, brown cloth boards, not price clipped (£19.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall an excellent copy, looks unread. 393pp, lavishly illustrated. 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.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. JAZZ & BLUES & MUSIC HISTORY. In Havana in 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. 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. / With 'B&W' photos & translation by Steven T. Murray. /// This is a 1st edition hardback with its dustjacket in near to fine condition-the front 'end-paper' has been written on. (393 pages & 4 page of introduction). This is a heavy book nearly 1.2kg, so there will be an extra postage charge. …