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Minstrelsy is often called the first American popular entertainment form. Minstrel shows presented musical, dance, and entertainment styles that continue to resonate in US culture and they also reflected the complex, contradictory, deeply prejudiced ... more

A spectacular graphic novel about the life and times of the legendary Fela Kuti—the Pan-African frontman, multi-instrumentalist, sociopolitical powerhouse, and father of Afrobeat.

In Fela: Music Is the Weapon (Amistad, 2025), artist Jibola Fagbamiye... more

We the Young Fighters: Pop Culture, Terror, and War in Sierra Leone (U Georgia Press, 2023) by Dr. Marc Sommers is at once a history of a nation, the story of a war, and the saga of downtrodden young people and three pop culture superstars. Reggae id... more

At the center of 1970s New York's most iconic clubs—from the celebrity-studded Studio 54 to the premiere lesbian discotheque Sahara—stood a queer Black woman on the turntables: Sharon White. With a sound she describes as "edgy, deep, aggressive, tech... more

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Recent Guests

Renee Lapp Norris
Scholar and author specializing in American music and minstrelsy
A-R Editions
Episode: Renee Lapp Norris, "Opera Parody Songs of Blackface Minstrels (1844–1860)" (A-R Editions, 2025)
Conor McCreery
Comic writer and co-author of 'Fela: Music Is the Weapon'
Episode: Jibola Fagbamiye and Conor McCreery, "Fela: Music Is the Weapon" (Amistad Press, 2025)
Jibola Fagbamiye
Visual artist and co-author of 'Fela: Music Is the Weapon'
Episode: Jibola Fagbamiye and Conor McCreery, "Fela: Music Is the Weapon" (Amistad Press, 2025)
Sharon White
Pioneering DJ known for her role in the disco scene.
Episode: Sharon White Rewires Disco
Lucy Caplan
Author of Dreaming in Ensemble, How Black Artists Transformed American Opera
Harvard University Press
Episode: Lucy Caplan, "Dreaming in Ensemble: How Black Artists Transformed American Opera" (Harvard UP, 2025)
Alice Echols
Celebrated professor of history and author of Hot Stuff, Disco and the Remaking of American Culture
University of Southern California
Episode: James Brown's War on Disco
Song Ying
PhD candidate in sociology at Zhejiang University, focusing on the horsehead fiddle and Mongolian identity.
Zhejiang University
Episode: Strings of Identity: The Horse-Head Fiddle and Mongolian Identity in China (with Ying Song)
S. Anand
A poet, translator, and publisher at Navayana, Anand explores the work and philosophy of Kabir.
Navayana
Episode: Anand, "The Notbook of Kabir: Thinner than Water, Fiercer than Fire" (India Viking, 2025)
Cosima Clara Gillhammer
Career development fellow in English at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, author of Light on Darkness
University of Oxford
Episode: Cosima Clara Gillhammer, "Light on Darkness: The Untold Story of the Liturgy" (Reaktion Books, 2025)

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Bradley Morgan
Host of New Books in Music
Kristie Soares
Co-host of Soundscapes
Ryan Purcell
Co-host of Soundscapes

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Renee Lapp Norris, "Opera Parody Songs of Blackface Minstrels (1844–1860)" (A-R Editions, 2025)
Q: What was the purpose behind these opera parodies?
The minstrels aimed to demonstrate their respectability and widen their audience by parodying popular operas.
Renee Lapp Norris, "Opera Parody Songs of Blackface Minstrels (1844–1860)" (A-R Editions, 2025)
Q: Why did you decide to do a critical edition of songs that appeared in minstrel shows?
I wanted to fill the gap in scholarship by illustrating how minstrelsy interacted with opera and presenting the music itself for deeper understanding.
Sharon White Rewires Disco
Q: What is the power that you believe music has?
Music serves as a universal connector, offering joy and solace while expressing a range of emotions.
Sharon White Rewires Disco
Q: Can you talk a little bit about what made the Sahara Club significant?
It was a unique space serving a community in New York that wasn't being served at the time, and it had a significant influence on my career as a DJ.
Anand, "The Notbook of Kabir: Thinner than Water, Fiercer than Fire" (India Viking, 2025)
Q: Can you share Kabir's wisdom and love that we don't really get to see in the Buddha of the Nikayas?
Kabir's teachings speak to the universal experiences of human emotions, showing us insights into love that are often overlooked.

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What is New Books in Music about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Featuring engaging discussions with prominent scholars and writers, the content primarily revolves around their latest music-related publications. The episodes explore diverse themes encompassing not just the evolution and history of music genres, but also the intersection of music with culture, identity, and societal issues. Noteworthy topics include the role of music in political movements, the complexities of genre classifications, and the influence of historical events on musical expression. The podcast is a resource for those interested in deepening their understanding of music's academic landscape while appreciating its cultural significance.

Unique to this series is its focus on new scholarship, which garners insights from authors w... more

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