This impressive installation is a showcase of the roots and routes within the development of Black British music and is a must-see for all lovers of music.
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Five years ago, at the start of 2020, I was looking forward to the publication of my book, Terraformed: Young Black Lives in the Inner City and eagerly anticipating a long-awaited holiday to Jamaica. But…
Composer Quincy Jones, who died in November 2024, was a titan of 20th-century American music. So why don’t music majors study his work?
In an era when mainstream radio and major record labels often ignored Black music, these stores provided a crucial alternative.
This audio visual masterpiece brilliantly captures the history of British reggae music.
To truly appreciate the track, it’s important to go beyond the long shadow of the Beatles’ version.
Her new album, ‘Cowboy Carter,’ arrives at a moment when country music’s reputation as overwhelmingly white is finally starting to crack.
The book tells the inside story of how they changed the sound of urban pop.
Legend has it that African Americans soldiers brought back a love of cognac after service in Europe in World War II. It’s a lovely story, but the history goes back much further.
Everyone knows the Elvis story, but what’s less known is the story of the Black women singers and musicians who forged the way.
By looking back at my dad’s music collection I understand more clearly that the music I listened to as a child shaped my personality, destiny and view of the world.
Behind the wordless language of the jazz greats.
They’re silly, but the singer’s statement pants are an important comment on female storytelling.
Was Elvis the ‘king of cultural appropriation’ or a tireless promoter of African-American music and culture?
In a gloomy year filled, a number of artists with an Afrofuturist perspective gave hope with inspired works of art.
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Researcher, Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge
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Professor in American Studies, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Reader in Performing Arts, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of English, Texas State University
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Visiting Researcher in Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer of English, Texas State University
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Lecturer of English. PhD Candidate in Afrofuturism and African Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor, Rutgers University, DEA Fellow, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (FMSH), Rutgers University
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Professor of American Studies and English, Middlebury College
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Reader in the Department of Music, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Music and Sound, University of Greenwich
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Professor of Music Theory, Hunter College
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Sciences, University of Bedfordshire; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Visiting Research Fellow, Birmingham School of Media, Birmingham City University