Agustin Lara - Wood, Andrew Grant (Stanley Rutland Associate Professor of American History, Stanley Rutland Associate Professor of American History, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA)

Few Mexican musicians in the twentieth century achieved as much notoriety or had such an international impact as the popular singer and songwriter AgustĂ­n Lara (1897-1970). With close 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 musics.