Race, Blacksound, and the (Re)Making of Musicological Discourse

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This article introduces the concept of 'Blacksound'—the sonic and embodied legacy of blackface performance—as the origin of US popular music and culture, arguing it reveals how race, identity, and property have been central to music commercialization and musicology's exclusionary practices.

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