How “Latin Music” Erases The Black Origins of Many Genres
“If you’re advertising something I create with a name [I didn’t choose], nobody should have the right to come and change the name.” For the late Mario Bauzá, one of the founders of Black Cuban jazz, the term “Latin jazz” erased a key aspect of his music. “What is Latin?” he continued, during a CACE International TV interview. “We are not Latin to begin with. So then, I don’t see why they do that. They did it with salsa. They won’t do it to my...