Here's a list of books that we recommend to anyone interested in further exploring the roots of Latin music. We would like thank Charity Dell for organizing this list. NOTE: this list is in no particular order of importance.

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11. FROM BOMBA TO HIP-HOP: Puerto Rican Culture and
Latino Identity.
Juan Flores. Columbia University Press, 2000.
ISBN 0231110766

12. THE GARLAND HANDBOOK OF LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC.
Dale A. Olson; Daniel Edward Sheehy.
Garland Publishing, 2000.
ISBN 0815338333

13. THE LATIN BEAT: The Rhythms and Roots of Latin Music.
Ed Morales. Da Capo Press, 2003.
ISBN 0306810182

14. LATIN JAZZ: The First of the Fusions--1880's to Today.
John Storm Roberts. Music Sales Corporation, 2000.
ISBN 0825671922

15. LATIN JAZZ: The Perfect Combination.
Raul Fernandez. Chronicle Books, 2002.
ISBN 0811836088

16. THE LATIN TINGE: The Impact of Latin American Music
on the United States.
John Storm Roberts.
Oxford Press, 1999.
ISBN 0195121015

17. LISTENING TO SALSA: Gender, Latin Popular Music and Puerto Rican Cultures.
Frances R. Aparicio.
Wesleyan University Press, 1998.
ISBN 0819553069

18. MAMBO KINGDOM: Latin Music in New York.
Max Salazar.
Schirmer Trade Books, 2002.
ISBN 0825672775

19. MERENGUE: Dominican Music and Dominican Identity.
Paul Austerlitz.
Temple University Press, 1996.
ISBN 1566394848

20. MUSIC IN CUBA.
Alejo Carpentier.
University of Minnesota Press, 2001.
ISBN 0816632294

21. MUSIC IN LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE: Regional Traditions.
John M. Schechter.
Wadsworth Publishing, 1999.
ISBN 0028647505

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