| Uniform title | Entierro de Cortijo. English & Spanish |
| Parallel title |
Entierro de Cortijo |
| Abstract |
This book is the author's vivid description of the funeral of legendary Puerto Rican musician Rafael Cortijo (1928-1982). This book became an immediate bestseller following its original publication in Puerto Rico in 1983. An unparalleled Afro-Puerto Rican percussionist and bandleader, Cortijo revolutionized the country's musical culture. His band, Cortijo y Su Combo, captivated Caribbean and Latin American audiences as it emerged in the mid-1950s. Immensely popular across Puerto Rican social classes, the band both "modernized" the traditional vernacular forms of bomba and plena and forcefully re-established their African and working class roots. |
| General note | Includes original and translation of: El entierro de Cortijo. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language | Text in English and Spanish. |
| LCCN | 2003012704 |
| ISBN | 0822332035 |
| ISBN | 0822332167 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
