Vazquez, Alexandra T.
The Florida Room
- ISBN 13:
- 9781478017929
- author:
- Vazquez, Alexandra T.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Duke University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 248
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, African-American Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Florida Room by Alexandra T. Vazquez is a vibrant exploration of Miami's musical cultures and everyday life. By transforming the "Florida room" into a spatial imaginary, Vazquez weaves together songs, ephemera, and oral histories to reveal the city's complex history and cultural heritage. Drawing on artists, families, and inheritors of their traditions, Vazquez connects seemingly disparate sounds and stories, from singer Gwen McCrae to percussionist Yosvany Terry. Through her lens, Miami emerges as a city shaped by Indigenous Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, and southern Georgia, with musical collaborations and ancestral ties bringing people and places together across time and space. This book brings together formal musical details, histories of people and locations, and aesthetic traditions, revealing the rich cultural landscape of Miami.
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