Black Music in Britain in the 21st Century [Hardcover]

With a unique focus on 21st century Britain, this pioneering book engages with the diversity of Black British music. With a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach, it examines diasporan cultural and musical contributions in Britain and Black Atlantic intra-dialogue. It explores 21st century music from cultural, sociological and political vantage points.Since the turn of the 21st century, there have been several genres birthed from or nurtured in Black Britain: funky & tribal House, Afrobeats, Grime, Afro Swing, UK Drill, Road Rap, Trap etc. This pioneering book brings together diverse diasporan sounds in conversation. A valuable resource for those interested in the study of 21st century Black music and related cultures in Britain, this book goes incorporates the significant Black Atlantean, global interactions within Black music across time and space. It examines and proposes theoretical approaches, contributing to building a holistic appreciation of 21st century Black British music and its multidimensional nature.

This book proffers an academically curated, rigorous, holistic view of Black British music in the 21st century. Drawing from pioneering academics in the emerging field and industry professionals, the book will serve academic theory, as well as the views, debates and experiences of industry professionals in a complementary style that shows the synergies between diasporas and interdisciplinary conversations. The book is interdisciplinary. It draws from sociology, musicology and the emerging digital humanities fields, to make its arguments and develop a multi-disciplinary perspective about Black British music in the 21st century.Introduction
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DIASPORA MUSIC AND THE BLACK ATLANTIC
1. Dub Come Save Me : The Diasporic Roots of UK Dub, Natalie Hyacinth
2. RWD Selecta!, Monique Charles
3. Black British Gospel Music: A Heritage and a Mishmash of Blackness (Practitioner Interview), Lawrence L.J. Johnson