Looking for La Bomba

Name: Looking for La Bomba
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ISBN: 9780141009209

ISBN-10: 0141009209

ISBN-13: 9780141009209

Edition: N/A

Authors: Richard Neill

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Dissatisfied with a comfortable but uninspiring life in London, Richard Neill decided he'd like to play double bass on stage with a top Cuban Son band. But: - 1. He couldn't play bass - 2. He had no discernible musical talent - 3. He didn't know any Cuban Son bands.Not put off by mere details, he headed for Cuba. This is the story of a year spent on that unique island - a country still dominated by the figure of Castro. And the place where our hero casts aside his English inhibitions and his own musical inadequacy in search of La Bomba (his rhythm . . .) Funny, self-deprecating and life-affirming, Looking for La Bomba is a magical mix of McCarthy's Bar and the Buena Vista Social Club - a…

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List price: $16.50
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Pages: 320
Size: 4.43" wide x 6.55" long x 0.48" tall
Weight: 3.278

Childhood scars and air guitars	p. 6
Forgiving instruments	p. 21
Hip power	p. 31
Excess baggage	p. 48
Flat pigs and nincompoops	p. 67
The man from Crackling	p. 86
Finger boot camp	p. 109
Following Frank	p. 127
Washing machine in C major	p. 147
Hit me with your rhythm stick	p. 164
Neighbourhood watch	p. 183
The road flatteners	p. 201
Temporary twitcher	p. 216
La Bomba	p. 237
Singing through stockings	p. 255
Live and in blue	p. 277
Quivering bottom lips	p. 300
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