La guitarra

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...

La canción como recurso didáctico. Aspectos teórico, técnico y práctico con 35 canciones. El CD que incluye el libro, recoge la grabación de las canciones por el propio autor.

A fundamental guide to understanding rap in all its complexities by one of the most relevant writers of the 20th century and his lucid college friend. This provocative and entertaining essay collection attempts to scrutinize the genre through the lens of sociology, economics, philosophy, and law by means of a back-and-forth exchange between the authors. A fundamental guide to understanding rap in all its complexities by one of the most relevant writers of the 20th century and his lucid college friend. This provocative and entertaining essay collection attempts to scrutinize the genre through...

HORACIO URIBE Compositor, pianista y académico. Nació en la Ciudad de México en 1970. Se educó en el Conservatorio Estatal Tchaikovsky de Moscú, Rusia. Ha sido miembro del Sistema Nacional de Creadores perteneciente al Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes. En 2001 se le otorgó la medalla Mozart por parte de la embajada de Austria en México y la Casa Pedro Domecq. Cuenta con un catálogo de más de sesenta obras destinadas a instrumentos solos, música de cámara y sinfónica, además de música para teatro, danza y cine. Sus obras han sido interpretadas y grabadas tanto en...