Mexican American mojo : popular music, dance, and urban culture in Los Angeles, 1935-1968 / Anthony Macías.
Author: Macias, Anthony F.
Publisher: Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
ISBN: 9780822343394 (cloth : alk. paper)
0822343398 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780822343226 (pbk.)
0822343223 (pbk.)
Description: xvi, 383 p. : ill. maps ; 24 cm.
Series: Refiguring American music
Subject: Popular music California Los Angeles History and criticism.
Mexican Americans California Los Angeles Music History and criticism.
Mexican Americans California Los Angeles Social life and customs.
Contents: Mojo in motion : the swing era -- The drape shape : intercultural style politics -- Boogie woogie breakthrough : the rhythm and blues era -- Come on, let's go : the rock and roll era -- Con sabor Latino : Latin jazz, the mambo, and Latin holidays in Los Angeles -- Conclusion : alternate takes and political generations.