Anthem: Social Movements and the Sound of Solidarity in the African Diaspora

by Shana L Redmond and Shana L. Redmond

Book Overview

For people of African descent, music constitutes a unique domain of expression. From traditional West African drumming to South African kwaito, from spirituals to hip-hop, Black life and history has been dynamically displayed and contested through sound. Shana Redmond excavates the sonic histories of these communities through a genre emblematic of Black solidarity and citizenship: anthems. An interdisciplinary cultural history, Anthem reveals how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081477041X
• ISBN13: 9780814770412
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"