Reviews for Chippewa Music

The average rating for Chippewa Music based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-09-11 00:00:00 William Hickey Excelente biografía musical y human de Bebo Valdés, desde sus comienzos en Cuba, su contribución ala musica haitiana y cubana, las discrepancias con el régimen de Castro, por su apoliticismo y su salida de Cuba, la época mexicana, su supervivencia en Suecia y el posterior redescubrimiento a finales del siglo. Detalle de todas las composiciones y contribución a nuevos ritmos y bailes, tanto clásicas como fusiones en los últimos años, con el flamenco y otros géneros. Destaca el reencuentro con Chucho Valdés tras décadas sin verse y la magia de sus músicas tocadas conjuntamente. Su vida e historia es un repaso a la música cubana desde finales del Siglo XIX y todo el siglo XX. Un buen apéndice pone en contexto todos los ritmos y estilos de la música cubana donde se detalla también la discografía recomendada de cada estilo y sus principales contribuidores.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Kristian Michalopoulos This is an amazing, amazing book that deserves so much more recognition than it is likely getting. Anyone who rates it less than "five stars" doesn't understand its significance. It really isn't even something you can rate. It's an American classic, a historic document. Imagine a young single white woman in the late 1800's taking to the road, by herself or sometimes with some company, to visit what remains of the major Native American tribes in the United States. Imagine creating enough of a relationship with the elders of each of these tribes to record some of their most sacred chants and songs (includes the actual music scores). Imagine capturing some of their images with cameras of that time. Natalie Curtis knew Native Americans as they might have been before European colonialism, were on the verge of extinction. As is said in other reviews, this is nothing less than a seminal work all the more tragic because she was killed just a few days after presenting it at the Sorbonne. This book is an American treasure and classic that preserves and honors not only Native American tribes but the compassion and vision of Natalie Curtis herself.