| The African Diaspora: A Musical Perspective Contributor(s): Monson, Ingrid (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138966274 ISBN-13: 9781138966277 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Ethnomusicology - Music | History & Criticism - General - History | Africa - General |
| Dewey: 780.899 |
| Series: Critical and Cultural Musicology |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.95 lbs) 378 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Ethnic Orientation - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The African Diaspora presents musical case studies from various regions of the African diaspora, including Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, North America, and Europe, that engage with broader interdisciplinary discussions about race, gender, politics, nationalism, and music. Featured here are jazz, wassoulou music, and popular and traditional musics of the Caribbean and Africa, framed with attention to the reciprocal relationships of the local and the global. |