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Contents
- Final Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction
- "Feeling Son Montuno": Issues and Theoretical Approach
- Outline
- 1 "I Was Born of Africa": Black Consciousness and Cubanidad
- Formative Years
- Reclaiming "Africa"
- "Adore Her as Marti Did"
- 2 Negro y Macho: Arsenio Rodriguez's Conjunto and Son Montuno Style
- The Early Septetos and Conjunto, 1926-1944
- Contratiempo and the Emergence of the Son Montuno Feel
- Placing the Emergence of Son Montuno
- 3 Who Is Who in Mambo?
- Migrating to New York City
- "I Sell Rhythm!" The Political Economy of Son Montuno and Mambo
- The Pueblo Pueblo of El Barrio and the Bronx
- 4 Remembering the Past with El Ciego Maravilloso
- Arsenio Rodriguez in Chicago, Curacao, and Los Angeles
- Nostalgia, Exile Politics, and the "Pre-salsa" Milieu in New York City
- Final Performances and Death
- 5 Salsa and Arsenio Rodriguez's Legacy
- "We Were Disciples of Arsenio"
- Son Montuno and Salsa Aesthetics
- Conclusion: Remembering Arsenio Rodriguez/Remembering Son Montuno
- Notes
- Discography
- Bibliography