Soundscapes of Liberation by Celeste Day Moore (Paperback Book)

Name: Soundscapes of Liberation by Celeste Day Moore (Paperback Book)
Brand: Duke University Press

Duke University Press

In Soundscapes of Liberation, Celeste Day Moore traces the popularization of African American music in postwar France, where it signaled new forms of power and protest. Moore surveys a wide range of musical genres, soundscapes, and media: the US military's wartime records and radio programs; the French record industry's catalogs of blues, jazz, and R&B recordings; the translations of jazz memoirs; a provincial choir specializing in spirituals; and US State Department-produced radio programs that broadcast jazz and gospel across the French empire. In each of these contexts, individual intermediaries such as educators, producers, writers, and radio deejays imbued African American music with new meaning, value, and political power. Their work resonated among diverse Francophone audiences and\n\nSoundscapes of Liberation\nAfrican American Music in Postwar France\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services;