Africa Speaks, America Answers: Modern Jazz in Revolutionary Times (The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures)
A fascinating and pathbreaking contribution to African diasporic and music studies.Africa Speaks, America Answersis a marvelous book. (Manthia Diawara, author ofIn Search of Africa)Kelley vividly captures this all-star quartet riffing on new alternatives within jazz. Filled with stories and songs that need to be heard,Africa Speaks, America Answersis an essential addition to any jazz library. (Jason Moran, jazz pianist, composer, and 2010 MacArthur Fellow)Africa Speaks, America Answersis an exquisitely rendered account of the lives of African and African American musicians, their music, and their worlds. Kelley transforms our understanding of jazz, the history of Africa and its diaspora, and the global circulation of culture. (Penny M. Von Eschen, author ofSatchmo Blows Up the World: Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War)Continually surprising. (Peter MonaghanChronicle of Higher Education2012-02-19)An illuminating document. (Daniel SpicerThe Wire2013-07-01)