Selected Discography

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. Prelude 1
4. Overture 7
5. Coda 65
6. 1 BLUES VERNACULAR AND “HARMONIOUS DISSONANCE” IN GEORGE ELLIOTT CLARKE’S COLOURING PENTATEUCH: BLUE, BLACK, RED, GOLD, AND WHITE 69
7. 2 LISTENING TO A LISTENING: THE DISRUPTIVE JAZZ POETICS OF DIONNE BRAND’S OSSUARIES AND THE BLUE CLERK (A CALL TOWARD FREEDOM) 143
8. 3 DUB POETICS AND IMPROVISED CHANT IN M. NOURBESE PHILIP’S ZONG! 187
9. 4 WAVIN’ THE MULTICULTURAL FLAG: CANADIAN HIP HOP AND “SONIC CITIZENSHIP” IN K’NAAN’S MUSIC 241
10. 5 RECOVERY AND REMIX: WAYDE COMPTON’S TURNTABLE POETICS 295
11. OUTRO 359
12. SHOUT OUTS! 375
13. Notes 377
14. Selected Discography 419
15. Bibliography 423
16. Copyright Acknowledgements 445
17. Index 447