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Southern Soul-Blues proves that African-Americans have not deserted the blues, but rather redefined it for newer eras — Downbeat More…

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Deeply researched . . . With detailed analysis, Harris describes the changes that olonkho has endured from before the Soviet time, during the Communist regime, through perestroika, up to its... — Songlines More…

The vitality of musical life at a time of such economic hardship is both poignant and surprising. For what it wordlessly reveals about the history of US music and the history of a critical time,... — Choice More…

Rich in detail and analysis, this book is perhaps one of the most comprehensive in rap music scholarship. . . . Certain to become one of the classic books in hip-hop scholarship — Journal of American Folklore More…

Black Women in Music provides valuable and lucid evidence for the fact that music making has historically been and continues to be an arena in which black American women explore and create identities... — Women & Music More…