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This book is a valuable read for anyone interested in the intersection of identity, race, and music. Its lucid narrative style is accessible to non-musicians, yet it offers technical and aesthetic... — Journal of Folklore Research More…

(T)he book turns out to be great fun, with excellent and recognizable analyses of the three different audience zones, the semiotics of where you put your backstage pass, the different rhetorical... — The Guardian More…

Yang's view is that music today is vibrant and relevant, although its face is different from that of the past--a provocative stance that should provide fodder for interesting discussions by performers... — Choice More…