Music 319

Ned Sublette's book, Cuba and its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo is, like many well-researched books,
filled with voluminous notes containing hundreds of references. Note that these historical and cultural references are entirely from
published texts in Spanish and English; there are no web references. The web is not an appropriate source for this kind of research.

Normally, unless we are ourselves scholars, reviewers or editors, we do not take the time to look into the references or check
their reliability. But what will we find if we do?

Choose five references that intrigue you from anywhere in the text, and follow them through. "Go back to the source,"
write a critique, and argue for or against Sublette's claim. Flesh out the reference, and fill in any gaps you may find.

In other words, see where they lead you. The references you investigate can be from anywhere in the book; they do not need to be related,
but if you want to connect them you can. Keep a list of all the references that you attempt to locate, whether they were available locally, via interlibrary loan, etc. The paper should be 5-10 pages long.