Latin Violin (Bk/Cd)

A valuable book for both professional and student violinists who want to learnsomething about playing violin in the Afro-Cuban tradition, known through out much of the world as salsa or just Latin music. The book is in four sections and covers a brief historical overview of the role of the violin in Afro-Cubanmusic; how the music works; transcriptions and analyses of solos by the semin al violinists in the Afro-Cuban tradition; and an outline of the music featured on the accompanying CD. The CD includes famous Afro-Cuban violin solos and an extended play-along session featuring John Almendra.