Browse: Duke University Press (publisher)

Anyone who knows their Afrobeat will tell you how pivotal the kit drummer Tony Allen was to the genre's development. Indeed, as . . . Michael Veal points out in this important, deftly crafted... — Jazzwise More…

A rare gem. . . . this meticulously researched book is a key entry in the ongoing record-correction of 20th-century popular music history, one that recenters women, and most crucially, women... — Pitchfork More…

Primarily, in the beginning, this is a discourse on-and through-rhythm, on what it means to pause and to repeat, on all t he many shades of the same and its other, of noise and silence. That... — The Wire More…

If you’re interested in the relationship between jazz, sociology, racism and history, this book (a product of feeling as well as hard work) could prove highly rewarding." -- Graham Colomb — Jazz Journal More…

[A] stimulating and well researched journey right back to the dawn of music. . . . Gioia's handling of the material is exemplary, and although he has undertaken an impressive amount of research... — The Wire More…

Songs of the Unsung is one of those special autobiographical narratives that comes along once in a while, and successfully captivates its reading audience with the complete candor of the person... — Jazz Review More…