Meaning of Soul - Black Music and Resilience Since the 1960s

Examining the work of Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Solange Knowles, Flying Lotus, and others, Emily J. Lordi proposes a new understanding of soul, showing how it came to signify a belief in black resilience enacted through musical practices.

List of contents

Acknowledgments  ix
Introduction: Keeping On  1
1. From Soul to Post-soul: A Literary and Musical History  19
2. We Shall Overcome, Shelter, and Veil: Soul Covers  46
3. Rescripted Relations: Soul Ad-libs  74
4. Emergent Interiors: Soul Falsettos  101
5. Never Catch Me: False Endings from Soul to Post-soul  126
Conclusion. "I'm Tired of Marvin Asking Me What's Going On": Soul Legacies and the Work of Afropresentism  150
Notes  165
Index  205

About the author

Emily J. Lordi

Product details

• Authors: Emily J Lordi, Emily J. Lordi
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781478009597
• ISBN: 978-1-4780-0959-7
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 228 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Refiguring American Music
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music