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In power for forty-four years and counting, Fidel Castro has done everything possible to define Cuba to the world and to itself -- yet not even he has been able to control the thoughts and dreams of his people. Those thoughts and dreams are the basis for what may become a post-Castro Cuba. To more fully understand the future of America's near neighbor, veteran reporter Eugene Robinson knew exactly where to look -- or rather, to listen. In this provocative work, Robinson takes us on a sweaty, pulsating, and lyrical tour of a country on the verge of revolution, using its musicians as a window into its present and future. <p>Music is the mother's milk of Cuban culture. Cubans express their fondest hopes, their frustrations, even their political dissent, through music. Most Americans think only of salsa and the <i>Buena Vista Social Club</i> when they think of the music of Cuba, yet those styles are but a piece of a broad musical spectrum. Just as the West learned more about China after the Cultural Revolution by watching <i>From Mao to Mozart,</i> so will readers discover the real Cuba -- the living, breathing, dying, yet striving Cuba.</p> <p>Cuban music is both wildly exuberant and

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Author

Robinson, Eugene, 1954-

Publisher

New York: Free Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780743246224

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, History, Travel

Rating

3.73 / 5 (26 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14