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Let the world listen right : the Mississippi Delta hip-hop story / Ali Colleen Neff ; foreword by William Ferris.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Neff, Ali Colleen.
- Series:
- American made music series.
- American made music series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rap (Music)--Mississippi--Delta (Region)--History and criticism.
- Rap (Music).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (236 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- "This game is for life!"
- New blues in the Mississippi Delta
- A family affair
- True blues ain't no new news
- Musical mobilities
- The undivided road.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-213), discography (p. 213), and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-48561-X
- 9786612485619
- 1-60473-480-9
- OCLC:
- 472606046
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