Reviews
"Sublette gets contemporary New Orleans, sees the echoes of the past in our present." — New Orleans Times-Picayune, "Cultural studies and history do not get much better than this, a must read for anyone who wonders why this city must be saved." -- Booklist, "Ned Sublette] is a passionate chronicler of the Africans' resilience, of how they revived a cultural memory that gave life to music and enduring folkways." -- New York Times, "Ned Sublette] is a passionate chronicler of the Africans' resilience, of how they revived a cultural memory that gave life to music and enduring folkways." -New York Times, "Sublette gets contemporary New Orleans, sees the echoes of the past in our present." -- New Orleans Times-Picayune, "Sublette is a sonic sleuth charting the successive waves of Africans who shaped this black city's culture." --Nation, "Sublette is a sonic sleuth charting the successive waves of Africans who shaped this black city's culture." --Nation, "Thoughtful, well-researched . . . As our nation continues to ponder the future of the Big Easy, Sublette offers an informative accounting of that great city's past." -Publishers Weekly, "Sublette gets contemporary New Orleans, sees the echoes of the past in our present." -- New Orleans Times-Picayune, "Sublette, who drew raves for Cuba and Its Music, has produced another important resource - and the best argument yet for why we need to save New Orleans." -- Boston Globe, "With staggering erudition and dazzling style, Ned Sublette tells you a thousand seemingly disparate things you always wanted to know but never knew where or whom to ask, then weaves them all together in a harmonious whole." -Madison Smartt Bell, author, All Souls' RisingandToussaint Louverture, "Cultural studies and history do not get much better than this, a must read for anyone who wonders why this city must be saved." -- Booklist, "Ned Sublette] is a passionate chronicler of the Africans' resilience, of how they revived a cultural memory that gave life to music and enduring folkways." — New York Times, "With staggering erudition and dazzling style, Ned Sublette tells you a thousand seemingly disparate things you always wanted to know but never knew where or whom to ask, then weaves them all together in a harmonious whole." --Madison Smartt Bell, author, All Souls' Rising and Toussaint Louverture, "With great detail and talented telling, Sublette especially chronicles the paths slaves took to New Orleans and how those paths led to the city's personality today." -Tampa Tribune, "Thoughtful, well-researched . . . As our nation continues to ponder the future of the Big Easy, Sublette offers an informative accounting of that great city's past." — Publishers Weekly, "Sublette, who drew raves for Cuba and Its Music, has produced another important resource - and the best argument yet for why we need to save New Orleans." -Boston Globe, "Ned Sublette] is a passionate chronicler of the Africans' resilience, of how they revived a cultural memory that gave life to music and enduring folkways." -- New York Times, "Cultural studies and history do not get much better than this, a must read for anyone who wonders why this city must be saved." — Booklist, "With great detail and talented telling, Sublette especially chronicles the paths slaves took to New Orleans and how those paths led to the city's personality today." -- Tampa Tribune, "With great detail and talented telling, Sublette especially chronicles the paths slaves took to New Orleans and how those paths led to the city's personality today." — Tampa Tribune, "Thoughtful, well-researched . . . As our nation continues to ponder the future of the Big Easy, Sublette offers an informative accounting of that great city's past." -- Publishers Weekly, "With staggering erudition and dazzling style, Ned Sublette tells you a thousand seemingly disparate things you always wanted to know but never knew where or whom to ask, then weaves them all together in a harmonious whole." --Madison Smartt Bell, author, All Souls' Rising and Toussaint Louverture, "Sublette is a sonic sleuth charting the successive waves of Africans who shaped this black city's culture." —Nation, "Sublette gets contemporary New Orleans, sees the echoes of the past in our present." -New Orleans Times-Picayune, "Sublette, who drew raves for Cuba and Its Music, has produced another important resource - and the best argument yet for why we need to save New Orleans." -- Boston Globe, "With staggering erudition and dazzling style, Ned Sublette tells you a thousand seemingly disparate things you always wanted to know but never knew where or whom to ask, then weaves them all together in a harmonious whole." —Madison Smartt Bell, author, All Souls' Rising and Toussaint Louverture, "Sublette, who drew raves for Cuba and Its Music, has produced another important resource - and the best argument yet for why we need to save New Orleans." — Boston Globe, "With great detail and talented telling, Sublette especially chronicles the paths slaves took to New Orleans and how those paths led to the city's personality today." -- Tampa Tribune, "Thoughtful, well-researched . . . As our nation continues to ponder the future of the Big Easy, Sublette offers an informative accounting of that great city's past." -- Publishers Weekly, "Cultural studies and history do not get much better than this, a must read for anyone who wonders why this city must be saved." -Booklist, "Sublette is a sonic sleuth charting the successive waves of Africans who shaped this black city's culture." -Nation