Ned Sublette is the author of Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo. Cofounder of the record label Qbadisc, he coproduced the public radio program Afropop Worldwide for seven years.
"Cultural studies and history do not get much better than this, a
must read for anyone who wonders why this city must be saved."
--Booklist
"Ned Sublette] is a passionate chronicler of the Africans'
resilience, of how they revived a cultural memory that gave life to
music and enduring folkways." --New York Times
"Sublette gets contemporary New Orleans, sees the echoes of the
past in our present." --New Orleans Times-Picayune
"Sublette is a sonic sleuth charting the successive waves of
Africans who shaped this black city's culture." --Nation
"Sublette, who drew raves for Cuba and Its Music, has produced
another important resource - and the best argument yet for why we
need to save New Orleans." --Boston Globe
"Thoughtful, well-researched . . . As our nation continues to
ponder the future of the Big Easy, Sublette offers an informative
accounting of that great city's past." --Publishers Weekly
"With great detail and talented telling, Sublette especially
chronicles the paths slaves took to New Orleans and how those paths
led to the city's personality today." --Tampa Tribune
"With staggering erudition and dazzling style, Ned Sublette tells
you a thousand seemingly disparate things you always wanted to know
but never knew where or whom to ask, then weaves them all together
in a harmonious whole." --Madison Smartt Bell, author, All Souls'
Rising and Toussaint Louverture
Adult/High School-This book explores the economic and cultural roots of New Orleans. With the exception of a brief coda that reflects on recent Mardi Gras celebrations, Sublette focuses on the pre-20th-century history that shaped the modern city. The author traces its origins across the Atlantic to 18th-century monarchs and the French Revolution. He follows the city's development chronologically, noting that Spanish explorers and a thriving slave trade with the west coast of Africa also left their mark. These influences are evident in the music and dance whose legacy reaches far beyond the Mississippi Delta. Sublette's style is delightfully readable, avoiding stilted academic prose while maintaining a scholarly approach that is peppered with fascinating details. Filled with period maps, this volume will appeal to history buffs and readers interested in the musical heritage of New Orleans.-Heidi Dolamore, San Mateo County Library, CA Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
Ned Sublette] is a passionate chronicler of the Africans'
resilience, of how they revived a cultural memory that gave life to
music and enduring folkways. --New York Times
Cultural studies and history do not get much better than this, a
must read for anyone who wonders why this city must be saved.
--Booklist
Sublette gets contemporary New Orleans, sees the echoes of the past
in our present. --New Orleans Times-Picayune
Sublette is a sonic sleuth charting the successive waves of
Africans who shaped this black city's culture. --Nation
Sublette, who drew raves for Cuba and Its Music, has produced
another important resource - and the best argument yet for why we
need to save New Orleans. --Boston Globe
Thoughtful, well-researched . . . As our nation continues to ponder
the future of the Big Easy, Sublette offers an informative
accounting of that great city's past. --Publishers
Weekly
With great detail and talented telling, Sublette especially
chronicles the paths slaves took to New Orleans and how those paths
led to the city's personality today. --Tampa Tribune
With staggering erudition and dazzling style, Ned Sublette tells
you a thousand seemingly disparate things you always wanted to know
but never knew where or whom to ask, then weaves them all together
in a harmonious whole. --Madison Smartt Bell, author, All Souls'
Rising and Toussaint Louverture
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