VERNON W. BOGGS is Assistant Professor of Sociology at York College and the Graduate Center, CUNY. He co-edited with Gerald Handel and Sylvia Fava The Apple Sliced: Sociological Studies of New York City (Praeger, 1983). His articles on music and New York life have appeared in such journals as Latin Beat, the Journal of Popular Music and Society, and Social Policy.

• PrefacePrologueFrom Whence Comes the MusicThe Roots by John Storm RobertsWhat Makes Rhumba? by William GottliebThe Form and Formation of the Rumba in Cuba by Larry CrookPonce, the Danza, and the National Question: Notes Toward a Sociology of Puerto Rican Music by A.G. Quintero-RiveraBumbum and the Beginnings of La Plena by Juan FloresPopular Music in Puerto Rico: Toward An Anthropology of Salsa by Jorge DuanySketches of Pioneers and PlayersFounding Fathers and Changes in Cuban Music called Salsa by Vernon W. BoggsLatin Ladies and Afro-Hispanic Music: On the Periphery but not Forgotten by Vernon W. BoggsPopularization of Afro-Cuban Music in New YorkThe Palladium Ballroom and Other Venues: Showcases for Latin Music in N.Y.C. by Vernon W. BoggsDick "Ricardo" Sugar: Salsero de Salseros by Vernon W. BoggsErnie Ensley, Palladium Mambero by Vernon W. BoggsSymphony Sid. D.J.: According to Jack Hooke by Vernon W. BoggsSalsa Meets Jazz at the Village Gate by Vernon W. BoggsVisions and Views of a Salsa Promster, Izzy "Mr. Salsa" Sanabria: Popularizing Music by Vernon W. BoggsAl Santiago: Alegre Superstar by Vernon W. BoggsThe Cheetah: A Pictorial Essay by Vernon W. BoggsThe Transculturational ProcessAfro-American Latinized Rhythms by Max SalazarSalsa's to New York Like an Apple's to Sauce! by Vernon W. BoggsJohnny "Mr. Boogaloo Blues" Colon by Vernon W. BoggsA "bottom man" speaks out: Andy Gonzalez, Bassist by Larry BirnbaumBack-to-Africa The "reverse" transculturation of Salsa/Cuban Popular Music by Al AngeloroSalsiological Issues TodaySecrets of Salsa Rhythm: Piano with Hot Sauce by Robert L. DoerschukPapo Pepin: Mr. Tumbao by Vernon W. BoggsThe Profile of a Bronx Salsero: Salsa's Still Alive! by Vernon W. Boggs and Rolf MeyersohnSalsa Music: The Latent Function of Slavery and Racialism by Vernon W. BoggsEpilogue: The Author as SalseroThe Odyssey of Desperately Seeking Clave: Researching Afro-Hispanic Music by Vernon W. BoggsAppendixMusical Score: Gonna Salsalido by David ZinnSelected Bibliography

VERNON W. BOGGS is Assistant Professor of Sociology at York College and the Graduate Center, CUNY. He co-edited with Gerald Handel and Sylvia Fava The Apple Sliced: Sociological Studies of New York City (Praeger, 1983). His articles on music and New York life have appeared in such journals as Latin Beat, the Journal of Popular Music and Society, and Social Policy.

• PrefacePrologueFrom Whence Comes the MusicThe Roots by John Storm RobertsWhat Makes Rhumba? by William GottliebThe Form and Formation of the Rumba in Cuba by Larry CrookPonce, the Danza, and the National Question: Notes Toward a Sociology of Puerto Rican Music by A.G. Quintero-RiveraBumbum and the Beginnings of La Plena by Juan FloresPopular Music in Puerto Rico: Toward An Anthropology of Salsa by Jorge DuanySketches of Pioneers and PlayersFounding Fathers and Changes in Cuban Music called Salsa by Vernon W. BoggsLatin Ladies and Afro-Hispanic Music: On the Periphery but not Forgotten by Vernon W. BoggsPopularization of Afro-Cuban Music in New YorkThe Palladium Ballroom and Other Venues: Showcases for Latin Music in N.Y.C. by Vernon W. BoggsDick "Ricardo" Sugar: Salsero de Salseros by Vernon W. BoggsErnie Ensley, Palladium Mambero by Vernon W. BoggsSymphony Sid. D.J.: According to Jack Hooke by Vernon W. BoggsSalsa Meets Jazz at the Village Gate by Vernon W. BoggsVisions and Views of a Salsa Promster, Izzy "Mr. Salsa" Sanabria: Popularizing Music by Vernon W. BoggsAl Santiago: Alegre Superstar by Vernon W. BoggsThe Cheetah: A Pictorial Essay by Vernon W. BoggsThe Transculturational ProcessAfro-American Latinized Rhythms by Max SalazarSalsa's to New York Like an Apple's to Sauce! by Vernon W. BoggsJohnny "Mr. Boogaloo Blues" Colon by Vernon W. BoggsA "bottom man" speaks out: Andy Gonzalez, Bassist by Larry BirnbaumBack-to-Africa The "reverse" transculturation of Salsa/Cuban Popular Music by Al AngeloroSalsiological Issues TodaySecrets of Salsa Rhythm: Piano with Hot Sauce by Robert L. DoerschukPapo Pepin: Mr. Tumbao by Vernon W. BoggsThe Profile of a Bronx Salsero: Salsa's Still Alive! by Vernon W. Boggs and Rolf MeyersohnSalsa Music: The Latent Function of Slavery and Racialism by Vernon W. BoggsEpilogue: The Author as SalseroThe Odyssey of Desperately Seeking Clave: Researching Afro-Hispanic Music by Vernon W. BoggsAppendixMusical Score: Gonna Salsalido by David ZinnSelected Bibliography