Download or read book The Sounds of Latinidad written by Samuel K. Byrd and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2015-06-19 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlotte, a globalizing city -- The latin music scene in Charlotte -- Bands making musical communities -- Thursday is Bakalao's day! : bands at work and play -- The collective circle : music and ambivalent politics in Charlotte -- Shifting urban genres -- Race and the expanding borderlands condition -- The festival : marketing latinidad -- Musicians' ethics and aesthetics.