Representing Black Music Culture: Then, Now, and When Again?
- ISBN-10
- 0810877872
- ISBN-13
- 9780810877870
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 312
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-10-07
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Author
- Bill Banfield
Description
In this collection of essays, interviews, and profiles, William Banfield reflects on his life as an musician and educator, weaving together pieces of cultural criticism that pay homage to artists who have created and sustained Black music for more than forty years.
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- 2011-10-16
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