by JohnnyConga » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:33 am
I JUST GOT THE BOOK WRITTEN BY MUSICIAN,SCHOLAR AND TEXAN NED SUBLETTE...CUBA & IT'S MUSIC-FROM THE FIRST DRUMS TO MAMBO. 600 PAGES OF HISTORICAL INFORMATION ALONG WITH ADVENT OF CUBAN MUSIC AND IT'S EFFECT ON THE WORLD FROM SLAVERY TO THE 50'S...NED EVEN RECORDED AN ALBUM SINGING LIKE JOHNNY CASH WITH LOS MUNEQUITOS, NG LA BANDA AND OTHERS AND SOMETIMES SINGING IN SPANISH THAT HE ALSO SPEAKS FLUENTLY... NED AND A PARTNER ALSO CREATED THE 'QBADISC" RECORD LABEL. NED IS NOW LIVING IN NYC... HAS ANYONE ELSE READ THIS BOOK?...."JC" JOHNNY CONGA