R & B (Rhythm and Business) the Political Economy of Black Music - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1888451688 ISBN 13: 9781888451689

Publisher: Akashic Books, 2005

Synopsis

Cultural Writing. African-American Studies. Now in Paperback! For generations, African-Americans have created and driven varied musical genres: gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock & roll, funk, hip hop, and others. Given that hip hop music alone generates more than a billion dollars in annual sales, the absence of a major black record company is disturbing. Here, for the first time, is a collection of voices and perspectives that provides a nuanced investigation into this structure of stealing. Editor Norman Kelley joins forces with a crew of veteran journalists and principled musicians to examine how black music has been developed, marketed, and distributed within the structure of American capitalism. R&B also considers how the changes and developments within the music business--from the frontier of digital technology to the consolidation of the giant music conglomerates--might affect the future roles of African-Americans in the industry.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Norman Kelley joins hip-hop luminary Chuck D and others to dissect the historical plight of black artists in the recording industry--from blues to hip hop and all points between.

About the Author:

Norman Kelley has written for Newsday, the Village Voice, The Nation, and New York Press. He is the author of "The Head Negro in Charge Syndrome (Nation Books 2004), and the Nina Halligan mystery series -- Black Heat (HarperCollins), The Big Mango (Akashic), and A Phat Death (Akashic). He lives in Brooklyn.

About this edition

• Publisher: Akashic Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1888451688
• ISBN 13: 9781888451689
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 330
• Editor: Kelley Norman