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Digitopia bluesJohn Sobol
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Digitopia blues

156 pagesFirst published 20021 edition
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"A lyrical analysis of the intersections between poetic speech and music, intertwined with the history of black/white relations in America. Digitopia Blues is about a pair of intertwined stories, that of black Americans struggling in music to find a language of revolutionary power, and that of literate poets wishing to transcend the printed page to embrace the body, music, and public speech. The narrative moves from the story of the blues, jazz, and rock'n'roll, to the domineering world of the printed word, and finally to the power, potential, and dangers that digital communications…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionBanff Centre Press20021569780920159897
History and criticismMusic and technologyOral traditionPopular musicMusicMusic and raceAfrican AmericansNoirs américains