The
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of
Musical
Memory
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The
City
of
Musical
Memory
Lise A. Waxer
Salsa,
Record Grooves,
and Popular Culture
in Cali, Colombia
Published by Wesleyan University Press
Middletown, CT 06459
© Copyright by Lise A. Waxer, 2002
All rights reserved
ISBN 0-8195-6441-9 cloth
ISBN 0-8195-6442-7 paper
Printed in the United States of America
Design and composition by Chris Crochetière,
B. Williams & Associates
5 4 3 2 1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Waxer, Lise.
The city of musical memory : Salsa, record grooves, and popular culture in Cali, Colombia / by Lise A. Waxer.
p. cm. — (Music/culture)
Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index.
ISBN 0-8195-6441-9 (cloth: alk. paper)
— ISBN 0-8195-6442-7 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Salsa (Music)—Social aspects—Colombia—Cali.
2. Salsa (Music)—History and criticism.
3. Salsa (Dance)—History and criticism.
4. Cali (Colombia)—Social life and customs.
I. Title. II. Series.
ML3918.S26 W38 2002
781.64—dc21 2002066162
For Medardo Arias Satizábal,
el poeta de las noches caleñas
Contents
List of Illustrations and Tables
2 Memory and Movement in the Record-Centered Dance Scene
3 Life in the Vinyl Museum: Salsotecas and Record Collectors
4 “Heaven’s Outpost”: The Rise of Cali’s Live Scene
5 Taking Center Stage: The Boom of Local Bands
6 “Cali Is Feria”: Salsa and Festival in Heaven’s Outpost
Appendix 1: Map of Hubs of Salsa and Música Antillana in Cali
Appendix 2: Map of Socioeconomic Zones in Cali
Appendix 3: Important International and National Bands Appearing at the Cali Feria, 1968–95