Mexican American Mojo: Popular music, dance, and urban culture in Los Angeles, 1935-1968

412 Pages·2008·23.747 MB·English

by  Anthony Macías

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MEXICAN AMERICAN MOJO
REFIGURING AMERICAN MUSIC
a series edited by
RONALD RADANO AND JOSH KUN
Charles McGovern, contributing editor

MEXICAN
AMERICAN
MOJO

popular music, dance, and
urban culture in los angeles,
1935-1968
Anthony Macias

Duke University Press
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2008
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To Tony, Sherri, and
Denise Macias
&
To Connie, Paloma,
and Anand

I have made theories, sought histories,
tried to explain.
But the music itself is not about any of
those things.
—LeRoi Jones, 1967
We need our marae [spiritual / ceremonial
community grounds
with traditional meeting houses] for a
host of reasons...
That we may sing,
That we may dance,
That we may learn our history,
And then know the richness of life,
And the proud heritage which is truly ours.
—John Te Rangianiwaniwa Rangihau,
New Zealand scholar and Maori leader, 1973