Amplifications of Black Sound from Colonial Mexico: Vocality and Beyond By Sarah Finley. Vanderbilt University Press, 2024.

Key Points

• The aim is to examine how black sound and vocality shaped cultural identities in colonial Mexico.
• Analyzes historical records and cultural artifacts
• Explores intersections of race, sound, and identity in colonial contexts
• Investigates the role of vocality in cultural expression
• Demonstrates how black vocal expressions influenced societal norms in colonial Mexico
• Highlights the hybridity in cultural sounds that emerged during the colonial period
• Reveals the connection between sound and identity formation in marginalized communities