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Dakar to Barcelona: Sista Njaaya’s...
Live concert footage/field recording/photos: Part of the fun of my fieldwork with emerging musicians is witnessing their breakthrough moments onstage, in the studio and in their personal lives. In late September 2010, I traveled to Barcelona, Spain with Senegalese neo-soul/reggae/Afro-Cosmopolitan musical artist Njaaya,who performed her first major international concert to major accolades.
Sista Njaaya Sings Social Living
For Njaaya, who has been central to the emergence of Senegalese hip-hop through her previous work with Positive Black Soul, ALIF and Farafina Moussou, Social Living describes the forces of strong individuality, creativity, improvisation and collaboration that characterize Senegalese cultural life.
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A study of grass roots musical creation happening in the cradle of the blues
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.