Roll with It Brass Bands in the Streets of New Orleans |
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Author:
| Sakakeeny, Matt |
Illustrator:
| Birch, Willie |
Series title: | Refiguring American Music Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8223-5552-6 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | Duke University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $102.95 |
Book Description:
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Roll With It is a firsthand account of the contradictory lives of New Orleans brass-band musicians. They are celebrated as cultural icons within the music scene; outside it, they are treated as faceless black males--subject to poverty, racial marginalization, and urban violence.
Roll With It is a firsthand account of the contradictory lives of New Orleans brass-band musicians. They are celebrated as cultural icons within the music scene; outside it, they are treated as faceless black males--subject to poverty, racial marginalization, and urban violence.