Cuban Women and Salsa, 2014 To the Beat of Their Own Drum

Salsa is both an American and transnational phenomenon, however women in salsa have been neglected. To explore how female singers negotiate issues of gender, race, and nation through their performances, Poey engages with the ways they problematize the idea of the nation and facilitate their musical performances' movement across multiple borders.

Introduction 1. From the Streets to the Nightclub: Rita Montaner and Celeste Mendoza as Salsa Precursors 2. Celia Cruz: From La guarachera de Cuba to the Queen of Salsa 3. La Lupe: The Excessive Performance of Race and Gender 4. Crossing Over: Gloria Estefan's Performance of the/on the Hyphen 5. No se parece a nada/ Not Like Anything Else: Albita Rodríguez Bends the Rules Conclusion

Delia Poey is Associate Professor of Spanish at Florida State University, USA.