Latin Music Wakes Up the Dead Rhythm, Survival, and the Voices That Refused to Stay Quiet
Rhythm, Survival, and the Voices That Refused to Stay QuietJustin Z. Martinez
Length1h 2m
About this audiobook
This book explores how Latin music became more than entertainment—how it functioned as survival technology in communities shaped by migration, inequality, joy, and loss. Through stories of midnight ballrooms, recording studios, and stages both full and empty, Justin Z. Martinez traces how rhythm replaced language, how music built trust where institutions failed, and how voices from the street reshaped global culture.
At the center is a clear-eyed look at brilliance and cost: the rise of ethical experiments like Fania Records, the making of legends, and the quiet damage of fame without protection. The book honors artists not as myths, but as human beings—brilliant, vulnerable, and mortal—while showing why the music outlived them.
Part oral history, part philosophy of rhythm, and part elegy, Latin Music Wakes Up the Dead argues that the music survived because it was never just sound. It was memory, coordination, and proof of life—carried forward every time bodies move together in time.
Memory
Survival
Found Family
Healing
Identity
Grief
Rebellion
Psychological
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length1 hr 2 mins
Publish dateDec 28, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Dedication
11Chapter 10
2Chapter 1
12Chapter 11
3Chapter 2
13Chapter 12
4Chapter 3
14Chapter 13
5Chapter 4
15Chapter 14
6Chapter 5
16Chapter 15
7Chapter 6
17Chapter 16
8Chapter 7
18Chapter 17
9Chapter 8
19Chapter 18
10Chapter 9
About the author
Justin Z. Martinez
Justin Z. Martinez is an storyteller, and creative technologist who explores the edges of consciousness, technology, and myth. Blending deep learning with deep meaning, his work spans from children's tales about quantum physics to futuristic sagas and spiritual reflections. He’s the creator of projects like Tiny Little Planck and The Seven Seekers. Justin’s books bridge the mystical and the modern—inviting readers to imagine, awaken, and evolve.View all audiobooks by Justin Z. Martinez
