{"product_id":"agustin-lara","title":"Agustin Lara","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew Mexican musicians in the twentieth century achieved as much notoriety or had such an international impact as the popular singer and songwriter Agustín Lara (1897-1970).  Widely known as \"el flaco de oro\" (\"the Golden Skinny\"), this remarkably thin fellow was prolific across the genres of bolero, ballad, and folk. His most beloved \"Granada\", a song so enduring that it has been covered by the likes of Mario Lanza, Frank Sinatra, and Placido Domingo, is\n\u003cbr\u003etoday a standard in the vocal repertory. However, there exists very little biographical literature on Lara in English. In Agustín Lara: A Cultural Biography, author Andrew Wood's informed and informative\n\u003cbr\u003eplacement of Lara's work in a broader cultural context presents a rich and comprehensive reading of the life of this significant musical figure. Lara's career as a media celebrity as well as musician provides an excellent window on Mexican society in the mid-twentieth century and on popular culture in Latin America. Wood also delves into Lara's music itself, bringing to light how the composer's work unites a number of important currents in Latin music of his day, particularly the bolero. With\n\u003cbr\u003eclose musicological focus and in-depth cultural analysis riding alongside the biographical narrative, Agustin Lara: A Cultural Biography is a welcome read to aficionados and performers of Latin American\n\u003cbr\u003emusics, as well as a valuable addition to the study of modern Mexican music and Latin American popular culture as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46060541214958,"sku":"9780199892457","price":136.15,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780199892457.jpg?v=1736513772","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/agustin-lara","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}