Sounds from the Other Side Afro-South Asian Collaborations in Black Popular Music

• Main Author: Powell, Elliott H. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Minneapolis University of Minnesota Press 2020
• Subjects: African history; Music; Afro-South Asian music; African American music; hip-hop; jazz; rap
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

A sixty-year history of Afro-South Asian musical collaborations. From Beyoncé's South Asian music-inspired Super Bowl Halftime performance, to jazz artists like John and Alice Coltrane's use of Indian song structures and spirituality in their work, to Jay-Z and Missy Elliott's high-p...