essay

Salsa and migration

Commuter nation : perspectives on Puerto Rican migrationRío PiedrasPublished In 1994 • Pages: 343-361

By: Leymarie, Isabelle.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
A look at the Puerto Rican immigrant experience through its music, salsa. Leymarie traces the roots, influences, transformations, and prominent practitioners of the music between 1920 and 1980.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
Cultural participation
Music
Night clubs and cabarets
Ethnic stratification
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Puerto Ricans (Mainland)
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2002
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Unknown
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard ; 2000
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
Not Specified
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1920-1980
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
United States
NotesAdditional notes
Isabelle Leymarie
Includes bibliographical references (p. 361)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
91027083
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Puerto Ricans--United States