Cómo ganarse la vida con la música

"Aunque muchos de ustedes tengan familia y trabajen muchas horas por semana y hayan acotado ciertas costumbres, en cada uno de ustedes hay alguien que sigue siendo aquel punk. La buena noticia que vengo a traerles es que ese alguien de ustedes, que en su momento avergonzó a sus familias, compañeros de colegio y confrontó a la sociedad, ese chico raro al que muchas veces les costó sostener, y al que muchas veces debieron sacar de la cana, es el mejor de ustedes." Así presenta Juan Carlos Kreimer este fructífero ida y vuelta con Pil, pionero del punk argentino con la banda Los Violadores, ...

The presentation of this album marks a special event in classic guitar publishing! This anthology contains 11 truly representative examples of the folklore of Latin America, all highly revered folk songs considered jewels of the musical traditions of: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and Mexico. Artfully arranged by the renowned Mexican composer and guitarist, Guillermo Diego, students and professionals alike will discover multiple items of interest and important technical challenges while learning some of the most popular Latin-American folk...

"Las vidas y obras de nuestras cantantes, compositoras guaracheras o vedettes a partir de sus testimonios"--Cover.

Bachata—a guitar-based romantic music that debuted in Santo Domingo’s urban shantytowns in the 1960s—is today one of the hottest Latin genres. Still, fans and musicians have not forgotten the social stigma the genre carried for decades. This book interweaves bachata’s history and development with the socio-political context of Dominican identity. The author argues that its early disfavor resulted from the political climate of its origins and ties between class and race, and proposes that its ultimate acceptance as a symbol of Dominican identity arose from its innovations, the growth...