The Making of Latin London: Salsa Music, Place and Identity

The Making of Latin London: Salsa Music, Place and Identity

Author
Patria Román-Velázquez
Publisher
Routledge
Language
English
Edition
1
Year
1999
Page
176
ISBN
1840148810,9781840148817
File Type
pdf
File Size
9.6 MiB

This book focuses on how Latin American people and cultural practices have moved from one continent to another, and specifically to London. How do Latin Americans experience such a process and what part do different people play in the re-making of Latin identities in the neighbourhoods, parks, bars and dance clubs of London? Through a critical engagement with theories of globalization, the geography of power, cultural identity and the transformation of places, the book explores how the formation of Latin identities is directly related to wider social, economic and political processes. Drawing on the voices of migrant peoples, community activists, shop owners, sports organizers, club owners, dancers, dance teachers, musicians and disc jockeys, the book argues that the micro movements of people - through a shopping mall or across a dance floor in a club - are directly connected to global processes involving the regulated movement of citizens, sounds and images across national boundaries and through cities.

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