Muevelo
Hardback
The Enduring Legacy of Latin Music Across Borders
Latin music fans, from lovers of Bad Bunny to devotees of old-school Bachata and Reggaeton, will love Muevelo, a compelling look at the impact of Latin music in our lives, culture, and history. Podcast hosts of Radio Menea, Miriam Zoila Perez (Perez) and Veronica Bayetti Flores (Vero) explore how Latin music has shaped movements of people, culture, and sound across decades of Latin artists and hit songs. Through collections of essays, playlists, timelines, album deep dives, and more, the authors share their examination of the role and influence that movements, migration, and colonialism, had and have on all types of Latin music, from bachata, to boleros, and to salsa and samba. Within these vibrant pages you ll find song-by-song analysis of significant albums like Selena s iconic Amor Proihbido, learn about the influence of the German accordion migration to Mexico, discover the story of Lambada, a song that flourished but never gave credit to its Bolivian folk song origins, discussions of Latin music centers of Latin booms, like Miami and New York, and celebrations of queer club spaces, where a lot of emerging artists made their start. Throughout, Vero and Perez also integrate their own personal musical journeys, looking at how their experiences shaped their taste in music growing up and now as adults. Featuring illustrations by Vero, this book is as lively and passionate as the music and content itself and is a must for those looking for a deeper appreciation of the music that moves us, both on the dancefloor, and in life.
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- ISBN: 9798894140452
- Author: Miriam Zoila Perez, Veronica Bayetti Flores
- Pub date: 20.10.26
- RRP: $65.00
- Format: Hardback
Author
Miriam Zoila Perez, Veronica Bayetti Flores
Miriam Zoila Perez is a queer Cuban American writer. Their non-fiction writing has appeared in outlets like the New York Times, and anthologies like Roxane Gay s NYT bestseller Not That Bad. Their TED talk about racism and maternal health has been viewed over a million times. They are the author of the young adult novel Camila Nunez s Year of Disasters, and co-host of the Radio Menea podcast. Perez live in Washington, DC and are obsessed with bachata and houseplants in equal measure. Veronica Bayetti Flores is a queer Venezuelan writer and activist. She has bylines in Rolling Stone, Crack Magazine, and Remezcla. She is a co-host of the podcast Radio Menea, and is the co-founder of the Center for Advancing Innovative Policy, an abolitionist grassroots policy firm.About Radio Menea: Two Latinx friends. Wildly different music tastes. Radio Menea is a Latinx music podcast (no longer currently active but still available) hosted by Veronica Bayetti Flores and Miriam Zoila Perez. Called the woke Latinx music podcast you should be listening to by Remezcla and the soundtrack to a queer mami s sancocho by Latina Magazine, Radio Menea is a bilingual journey through the Latinx music that is the soundtrack to Vero and Perez s lives, and probably yours too.