Back, Les. 1996. New Ethnicities and Urban Culture: Racisms and Multicultural in Young Lives. London: University College London Press.
In Back's article, he talks about a wide array of things dealing with the topic of music generated from the African diaspora. It was very interesting to see how Back is able to break down music in such an academic way, but also on a grassroots level where it is relatively easy to understand (if you can weed through the scholarly language). One part of the article that was a bit frustrating was the mention of "sound systems". Despite his pretty lengthy explanation, I am still a bit unclear of their exact function and why they are used. Other than that, I think that Back does an outstanding job discussion music in the black diaspora.
Discussion Question: Back states that for many functions (i.e. family gatherings, parties, church activities) , music plays a key role. Do you find this to be true outside of the black diaspora? If so, why?
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