Let the world listen right : the Mississippi Delta hip-hop story /
In the Mississippi Delta, creativity, community, and a rich expressive culture persist despite widespread poverty. Over five years of extensive work in the region, author Ali Colleen Neff collected a wealth of materials that demonstrate a vibrant musical scene. Let the World Listen Right draws from...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
©2009.
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Colección: | American made music series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In the Mississippi Delta, creativity, community, and a rich expressive culture persist despite widespread poverty. Over five years of extensive work in the region, author Ali Colleen Neff collected a wealth of materials that demonstrate a vibrant musical scene. Let the World Listen Right draws from classic studies of the blues as well as extensive ethnographic work to document the "changing same" of Delta music making. From the neighborhood juke joints of the contemporary Delta to the international hip-hop stage, this study traces the musical networks that join the region's African American communities to both traditional forms and new global styles |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 219 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-213), discography (page 213) , and index. |
ISBN: | 9781604734805 1604734809 1282484834 9781282484832 |