... with the name of San Felipe de Austria, in honor of King Philip III of Austria. The name was also given to the city of Oruro on its founding in 1606. Moricio’s memories of the Urus’ defense of their lands around Lake Poopó recall the struggles of another legendary Uru leader, Toribio Miranda, who was linked...

... Chapter 1 takes as its point of departure the film Our Latin Thing, a musical documentary of the legendary Fania-All Stars 1971 concert at New York’s Cheetah Lounge. With a vision that extended beyond salsa to “the culture that was behind the music,” first-time director Leon Gast intermingled...

.... The chapter discusses prominent indie artists whose early cassette releases took on legendary status as well as reclusive visionaries for whom the cassette remained the format of choice. formats independent music cassettes vinyl records ...

... This chapter focuses on the history and folklore around marronage that has shaped and continues to shape Black communities in Montgomery County. From surviving tales of legendary escapes from slavery to continued ways of life, Black freedom still takes place as marronage. This chapter draws...

... and a rare popular artist brave enough to engage the combative politics of this era. In “Pamuromo Chete (It’s Mere Talk),” Mapfumo offers a defiant response to the confident proclamations of President Ian Smith. The chapter ends with the 1978 establishment of the Blacks Unlimited, with legendary guitarist...

... De’ Barbari’s legendary View represents the culmination of well over a century of urban development and refinement. During this period, Venice’s population grew, its fabric became ever denser, its palazzi ever more grandiose, refined, and imposing. The city also expanded physically by means...

... Mary's bar in Houston inspired hyperbole for decades, which made it both literally and figuratively legendary. The bar exemplifies everything a gay bar can be, good and bad: a free-wheeling sanctuary for sexual self-invention and expression, a transformative space for political organizing...

... of Oruro on its founding in 1606. Moricio’s memories of the Urus’ defense of their lands around Lake Poopó recall the struggles of another legendary Uru leader, Toribio Miranda, who was linked to the cacique-apoderado movement of the early twentieth century (see Santos Marka Tola and the Caciques...

... Two informal archives have enabled the circulation of rare Philippine films: first, Video 48, a legendary brick-and-mortar video store specializing in Tagalog feature-length fiction films; and second, the Kalampag Tracking Agency, a microcuratorial initiative and screening program helmed by Merv...

... of Indians, but also with their legendary leader. Yet it is important to remember the interests that the creoles themselves had in obtaining the support of indigenous groups. This would have implied pragmatic deal making. Cumbay promised, for example, to send more than two thousand Indians to Belgrano...

... Despite the legendary reputation and unshakeable will of the revolutionary leader Che Guevara, his meager, isolated guerrilla units were no match for a professional army deploying ground and air forces with solid U.S. military and intelligence backing. The insurgents made their own...

... Bolivia’s most distinctive literary voice in the twentieth century was Jaime Saenz (1921–86), the mystic poet of the city of La Paz. Idiosyncratic and bohemian, his bouts of alcoholism and late-night carousing and inspiration were legendary, and he exercised a powerful influence on the younger...

... Juan Lechín Oquendo (1914–2001) was the legendary and virtually lifetime leader of the Trade Union Federation of Bolivian Mineworkers from its founding in 1944 to its crisis in 1987. From 1952 onward, he was also the head of the Bolivian Workers Central ( cob ). Initially a member...

... Chapter 3 traces the career of Astor Piazzolla, the legendary composer, musician, and bandleader whose travels in Paris and New York led to his invention of the New Tango in the early 1960s. For Piazzolla, North American cool jazz served as a model for transforming an old-fashioned dance music...

... with a legendary fortune, a business empire spanning four continents, and extravagant mansions from Bolivia to Biarritz. In Bolivia, however, the rising nationalist forces linked to the labor movement saw Patiño as a symbol of all that was wrong with the political and economic order. They attacked Patiño...

... in Houston inspired hyperbole for decades, which made it both literally and figuratively legendary. The bar exemplifies everything a gay bar can be, good and bad: a free-wheeling sanctuary for sexual self-invention and expression, a transformative space for political organizing, and a home for alternative...

...Anatomy of a Salsa Boom, 1964–1979 Chapter 1 takes as its point of departure the film Our Latin Thing, a musical documentary of the legendary Fania-All Stars 1971 concert at New York’s Cheetah Lounge. With a vision that extended beyond salsa to “the culture that was behind the music,” first...

... response to the confident proclamations of President Ian Smith. The chapter ends with the 1978 establishment of the Blacks Unlimited, with legendary guitarist Jonah Sithole at Mapfumo’s side. Acid Band Jonah Sithole chimurenga music Blacks Unlimited political music This chapter documents...