Race, Music, and National Identity is the first book-length study to examine closely the portrayal of jazz in American fiction during the most critical and dyna

Covering the vast and various terrain of African American music, this text begins with an account of the author's own musical experiences with family and friend

"A specter lurks in the house of music, and it goes by the name of race," write Ronald Radano and Philip Bohlman in their introduction. Yet the intimate relatio

Soul music and country music propel American popular culture. Using ethnomusicological tools, Shonekan examines their socio-cultural influences and consequences

This volume brings together for the first time book chapters, articles and position pieces from the debates on music and identity, which seek to answer classic