Jazz Diasporas: Race, Music, and Migration in Post-World War II Paris Volume 18
(Part of the Music of the African Diaspora Series)
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At the close of the Second World War, waves of African American musicians migrated to Paris, eager to thrive in its reinvigorated jazz scene. Jazz Diasporas challenges the notion that Paris was a color-blind paradise for African Americans. On the contrary, musicians adopted a variety of strategies to cope with the cultural and social assumptions that confronted them throughout their careers in Paris, particularly as France became embroiled in struggles...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520279352
ISBN13:9780520279353
Release Date:January 2016
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:280 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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