About Max Salazar
Lived 1932 – 2010 (aged 78). Max Salazar was an American journalist, author, music journalist and musicologist.
Max Salazar (April 17, 1932 – September 19, 2010) was an American musicologist specializing in the history of Latin music. He was a senior editor of the Latin Beat Magazine and the contributing editor of the Impacto magazine. He was a lecturer at the UCLA, Smithsonian Institution and several colleges.
He authored the 2002 book Mambo Kingdom: Latin Music in New York, a number of articles about mambo star Tito Puente, and over 200 other dance articles for magazines such as Village Voice, Latin Times, and Billboard.
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Who was Max Salazar?
American musicologist (1932–2010)
When was Max Salazar born?
Max Salazar was born on 17 April 1932 in New York City.
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Max Salazar died on 19 September 2010.
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Max Salazar was a journalist, author, music journalist and musicologist.
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Max Salazar was American.
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