His collection includes about 25,000 LP's, 17,000 78's, wax cylinders, sheet music and a trove of books encompassing all of Latin American music, though its strongest area by far is the music of Cuba, Mr. Díaz Ayala's native country.
Few details about musical form are available, but it appears that iterative, strophic, and through-composed forms exist in the music of this area.
Shaabi is mainly the music of rural areas the music of working people, and people who work on the land.
In the fitness and cardio area the music is upbeat, energetic, a lot of Top 40 hits".
Even more striking were Wilmer's descriptions of the disparity between men and women in all areas of the music industry.
So while some areas of the music business have been drastically hit in the pocket by falling profits from actual record sales, the most durable sources of income have become targets in for people trying to protect or grab their own pieces of land.
In 2014, Illangelo continued to evolve his solo work and showed us why his skills are so valued by artists in all areas of the music industry.
The mood of this 15th conference was unpredictable because of the enormous flux in every area of the music business, from the technological challenges posed by Napster to the consolidation transforming record labels, radio and retail stores.
One area of the music business in which Live Nation has been particularly aggressive is in the popular electronic dance genre.
"They needed us to round out our operation, and we needed them because things have been getting difficult in our niche area of the music industry".
