Issues in African American Music: Power; Gender; Race; Representation is a collection of twenty-one essays by leading scholars; surveying vital themes in the history of African American music. Bringing together the viewpoints of ethnomusicologists; historians; and performers; these essays cover topics including the music industry; women and gender; and music as resistance; and explore the stories of music creators and their communities.Revised and expanded to reflect the latest scholarship; with six all-new essays; this book both complements the previously published volume African American Music: An Introduction and stands on its own. Each chapter features a discography of recommended listening for further study. From the antebellum period to the present; and from classical music to hip hop; this wide-ranging volume provides a nuanced introduction for students and anyone seeking to understand the history; social context; and cultural impact of African American music.
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