The City of Musical Memory. Lise A. Waxer

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       The

       City

       of

       Musical

       Memory

      Music/Culture

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      The

      City

      of

      Musical

      Memory

      Lise A. Waxer

      Salsa,

      Record Grooves,

      and Popular Culture

      in Cali, Colombia

      Published by Wesleyan University Press

      Middletown, CT 06459

      © Copyright by Lise A. Waxer, 2002

      All rights reserved

      ISBN 0-8195-6441-9 cloth

      ISBN 0-8195-6442-7 paper

      Printed in the United States of America

      Design and composition by Chris Crochetière,

      B. Williams & Associates

      5 4 3 2 1

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Waxer, Lise.

      The city of musical memory : Salsa, record grooves, and popular culture in Cali, Colombia / by Lise A. Waxer.

      p. cm. — (Music/culture)

      Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index.

      ISBN 0-8195-6441-9 (cloth: alk. paper)

      — ISBN 0-8195-6442-7 (pbk.: alk. paper)

      1. Salsa (Music)—Social aspects—Colombia—Cali.

      2. Salsa (Music)—History and criticism.

      3. Salsa (Dance)—History and criticism.

      4. Cali (Colombia)—Social life and customs.

      I. Title. II. Series.

      ML3918.S26 W38 2002

      781.64—dc21 2002066162

      For Medardo Arias Satizábal,

       el poeta de las noches caleñas

       Contents

       List of Illustrations and Tables

       Preface

       Introduction

       1 “In Those Days, Holy Music Rained Down”: Origins and Influence of Música Antillana in Cali and Colombia

       2 Memory and Movement in the Record-Centered Dance Scene

       3 Life in the Vinyl Museum: Salsotecas and Record Collectors

       4 “Heaven’s Outpost”: The Rise of Cali’s Live Scene

       5 Taking Center Stage: The Boom of Local Bands

       6 “Cali Is Feria”: Salsa and Festival in Heaven’s Outpost

       7 Epilogue: Del Puente Pa’llá

       Appendix 1: Map of Hubs of Salsa and Música Antillana in Cali

       Appendix 2: Map of Socioeconomic Zones in Cali

       Appendix 3: Important International and National Bands Appearing at the Cali Feria, 1968–95