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Featuring artists ranging from Miles Davis to Kendrick Lamar, dive into this celebration of the history of Black music in America by the award-winning author of The Undefeated.
Listen to the sound of survival, courage, and democracy—the soundtrack of America. Hear Billie Holiday's raspy, mournful voice, and tap your foot to Louis Armstrong’s trumpet. Scream with James Brown and bop your head to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
Come dance to Kwame Alexander’s melodious narrative of the history of Black music in America.
The book includes extensive back matter, providing even more context and history about the music and musicians.
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“Every second of this dynamic production—from the bouncing notes of the opening theme to the last snapped finger—creates a musical soundscape. Narrator Karen Murray’s sweet and steady tones guide the listener through a history of Black music told in rolling lines of poetry…Background accompaniment changes with each verse to reflect the topic. Instruments and vocals intertwine and dance together while keeping the narration front and center…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“Laced with powerful imagery, alliteration, and onomatopoeia…[Kwame’s] verse begs to be sung.”
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“A ‘loud and proud’ celebration of the roots and branches of a unique musical heritage.”
— School Library Journal
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An AudioFile Best Audiobook of the Year
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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Finalist for the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award
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About Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander is a poet, speaker, educator, and bestselling author of more than three dozen books, including books that have won the Caldecott Medal, Newbery Medal, Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, and the Pat Conroy Legacy Award. He is the cofounder of LEAP for Ghana, an international literacy program. He is a regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition. Visit him at kwamealexander.com on IG and Twitter @kwamealexander.
About Karen Murray
Ryan Vincent Anderson is a voice talent and Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator.