Duke University Press

[T]his book is a vital addition to the growing secondary literature about the jazz-poetry interface. . . . Reed is certainly qualified to address this topic, because in addition to being an established... — Choice More…

What Moore describes is not a simple love affair between a music maligned at home and a country destined to embrace it. . . . Navigating broad territories, she moves from an era when African-American... — The Wire More…

Musicophilia in Mumbai will likely be most interesting to scholars in the fields of South Asian studies, performance studies, and ethnomusicology. It will also be useful to those seeking to understand... — Journal of Asian Studies More…

This is a superb book on a much-neglected area of world music: the pivotal role played by the bandleader, who for too long has remained in the shadows." -- Charles de Ledesma — Songlines More…

Scholars of Africanisms and race relations will appreciate Garcia's message. Recommended." -- K. W. Mukuna — Choice More…