Welcome! This website is designed to present supplementary materials and multimedia examples to accompany the articles published in a special issue of the Black Music Research Journal, Volume 31, Number 1, Spring 2011. Topics explore the rich musical heritage of the musicians and performers in one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world. Feel free to comment! To purchase a copy of this special issue, please contact the University of Illinois Press by phone (866-244-0626) or email. For further details, you can view their website.

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The “Music of Black Los Angeles” (MBLA) website is designed to present supplementary materials and multimedia examples to accompany the articles published in a special issue of the Black Music Research Journal, Volume 31, Number 1, Spring 2011. Topics explore the rich musical heritage of the musicians and performers in one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world.

Authors of Essays and Supplementary Material
Experts in the field (see names below) are responsible for the supplementary material included on this website.

Hansonia L. Caldwell
Dwight Dickerson
Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje, guest editor
Gabriela Jiménez
Birgitta J. Johnson
Eddie S. Meadows
Karin Patterson
Jesse Ruskin
Charles Sharp
Christina Zanfagna

Acknowledgements:
The following individuals have been instrumental in creating and designing the web site for the MBLA supplementary material. The MBLA authors greatly appreciate their service.

Gabriela Jiménez
Karin Patterson
Charles Sharp

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