Cuando sali de la Habana, 1898-1997: cien anos de musica cubana por el mundo.(Review)(Brief Article)

Diaz de Ayala, Cristobal. Cuando sali de la Habana, 1898-1997: cien anos de musica cubana por el mundo. Puerto Rico: Fundacion Musicalia. 1998. 256p. pap. ISBN 1-56328-217-8. $29.95. MUSIC

Renowned musicologist Diaz de Ayala has dedicated his life to researching Cuban music. His books Musica cubana: del areyto a la nueva trova and Cuba canta y baila: discografia de la musica cubana, volumen 1, de 1898 a 1925 are important works in this field. His new book explores the music that, toward the mm of the century, began to define itself …