Rhythms of the Afro-Atlantic World: Rituals and Remembrances

Rhythms of the Afro-Atlantic World: Rituals and Remembrances"Collecting essays by fourteen expert contributors into a trans oceanic celebration and critique, Mamadou Diouf and Ifeoma Kiddoe Nwankwo show how music, dance, and popular culture turn ways of remembering Africa into African ways of remembering. With a mix of Nuyorican, Cuban, Haitian, Kenyan, Senegalese, Trinidagonian, and Brazilian beats, Rhythms of the Afro Atlantic World proves that the pleasures of poly rhythm belong to the realm of the

Siplin brings to vivid life the story of a woman who ends a love affair for the "right" reasons

Jesmyn's memoir shines a light on the community she comes from

one of the generals who often escapes the attention of Civil War fans who compile the lists of best generals is the man who won the war’s most famous battle

The half-century before the Civil War was beset with conflict over equality as well as freedom

XVIII y XIX

she has always lived in the shadow of her beautiful sisters

Império lá

digi-culture and racism

nutrition is King

many variations in these recitations can be recorded and compared

through the falls of kingpins

• With a Foreword by Roxane Gay