The Tide Was Always High: The Music Of Latin America In Los Angeles
by Josh Kun /
2017 / English / EPUB
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In 1980, the celebrated new wave band Blondie headed to Los
Angeles to record a new album and along with it, the cover song
“The Tide Is High,” originally written by Jamaican legend John
Holt. Featuring percussion by Peruvian drummer and veteran LA
session musician “Alex” Acuña, and with horns and violins that
were pure LA mariachi by way of Mexico, “The Tide Is
High” demonstrates just one of the ways in which Los Angeles and
the music of Latin America have been intertwined since the birth
of the city in the eighteenth century.
In 1980, the celebrated new wave band Blondie headed to Los
Angeles to record a new album and along with it, the cover song
“The Tide Is High,” originally written by Jamaican legend John
Holt. Featuring percussion by Peruvian drummer and veteran LA
session musician “Alex” Acuña, and with horns and violins that
were pure LA mariachi by way of Mexico, “The Tide Is
High” demonstrates just one of the ways in which Los Angeles and
the music of Latin America have been intertwined since the birth
of the city in the eighteenth century.The Tide Was Always High
The Tide Was Always High gathers together essays,
interviews, and analysis from leading academics, artists,
journalists, and iconic Latin American musicians to explore the
vibrant connections between Los Angeles and Latin America.
Published in conjunction with the Getty's
gathers together essays,
interviews, and analysis from leading academics, artists,
journalists, and iconic Latin American musicians to explore the
vibrant connections between Los Angeles and Latin America.
Published in conjunction with the Getty'sPacific Standard
Time: LA/LA
Pacific Standard
Time: LA/LA, the book shows how Latin American musicians and
music have helped shape the city’s culture—from Hollywood film
sets to recording studios, from vaudeville theaters to Sunset
Strip nightclubs, and from Carmen Miranda to Pérez Prado and Juan
García Esquivel.
, the book shows how Latin American musicians and
music have helped shape the city’s culture—from Hollywood film
sets to recording studios, from vaudeville theaters to Sunset
Strip nightclubs, and from Carmen Miranda to Pérez Prado and Juan
García Esquivel.