What to Read to Really Understand Music
News Source : The Atlantic
News Summary
- The right song can unlock physical sensations that feel uncannily like magic.
- Kelefa Sanneh charts the genesis, rise, and cultural importance of rock, R&B, country, punk, hip-hop, dance, and pop.
- American Diva: Extraordinary, Unruly, Fabulous aims to return the term to its rightful renown in this combination of memoir, criticism and music history.
- The author, aproclaimed “diva devotee,” also recommends Grace Jones, Celia Cruz and other women of color.
Last February, I saw a concert that brought fresh meaning to the clich my soul left my body.
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