The World That Made New Orleans by Ned Sublette

The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square, ( ISBN 9781556527302) was published in 2008 by Lawrence Hill Books. His book on Cuban music, Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo ( ISBN 1-55652-516-8) was published in 2004. He also performed an experimental radio 'mash-up' in 1984 for the 'Art on the Beach' series. In 2006, Willie Nelson released Sublette's song ' Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other' in the wake of the success of Brokeback Mountain. His 'Cowboy Rumba' reached number one on World Music Charts Europe during December, 1999. ĭuring the 1980s, he led the Ned Sublette Band, which played country with Cuban stylings. His label Qbadisc releases Cuban music in the United States and he has released music by Latin musicians including Ritmo Oriental and Issac Delgado and has co-produced Public Radio International's 'Afropop Worldwide' show. He is also a leading scholar of Cuban music. He grew up in Portales, New Mexico, moved to New York City in 1976, and has worked with John Cage, LaMonte Young, Glenn Branca, David Van Tieghem, and Peter Gordon.Īs a performer, Sublette is probably best known for fusing country-western and afro-Caribbean styles including salsa, cumbia and rumba, as reflected on the 1999 album 'Cowboy Rumba', as well as his 2012 second album Kiss You Down South.

He studied composition with Kenneth Gaburo at the University of California, San Diego. Sublette studied Spanish Classical Guitar with Hector Garcia at the University of New Mexico and with Emilio Pujol in Spain. Ned Sublette (born 1951 in Lubbock, Texas) is an American composer, musician, record producer, musicologist, historian, and author.

The World That Made New Orleans by Ned Sublette