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June 30, 2026Journal of the Society for American Music

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

Jesús A. Ramos-Kittrell

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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

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This work explores vocality in colonial Mexico, revealing cultural expressions and their implications for identity.

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Jesús A. Ramos-Kittrell (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a46012e9ed1343031311193 https://doi.org/10.1017/s1752196326101412

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