South America, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
NOTE: These lists are intended to be representative only and to pique curiosity. These basic sources can help you narrow down a topic and find useful keyword search terms to try in HOLLIS+ and article databases.
Archival Collections at Harvard
- Rubén Blades Archives at Harvard University, [19--?]-2009Recordings and liner notes, concert and rehearsal audio and video recordings, sheet music and arrangements, lyrics and translations, magazine and newspaper interviews and clippings, photos and mementos
Reference Sources
- The Garland Handbook of Latin American Music byCall Number: Loeb Music Seeger Room ML199 .G36 2008 [+ 2 compact discs]
- Afro-Cuban Music: a bibliographic guide byCall Number: Loeb Music Spalding Room ML3565 .G733 2012Publication Date: 2012-02-15
- The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Volume 2, South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean byCall Number: Loeb Music, Archive of World Music CD 13011 (2); Seeger Room ML100 .G16 1998 v. 2 (book)Also available in Lamont, Tozzer and Widener Libraries
- Music in Brazil byCall Number: Loeb Music Library ML3487.B7 M85 2006 1 book + 1 CD
Internet Resources
- Diaz-Ayala Cuban and Latin American Popular Music CollectionThe world's largest collection of Cuban music, with online discographies, biographies, and recording samples. Located at Florida International University.
- Digital Library of Latin American HeritageA collection including scores and recordings of Latin American music genres drawn from the national libraries of Spain, Brazil, Colombia, Portugal, Panama, and Chile.