Library & Information Services » black grooves http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis We Bring Knowledge to You Fri, 17 May 2013 20:06:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Black Grooves http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2008/12/16/black-grooves/ http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2008/12/16/black-grooves/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:08:35 +0000 Terry Simpkins http://sites.middlebury.edu/muslib/?p=11 Continue reading →]]> There are probably, oh, 800 billion CD review sites out there, but one that I particularly like is Black Grooves, a monthly site hosted by the Archives of African American Music & Culture (AAAMC) at Indiana University. They focus, as the title might suggest, on “gospel, blues, jazz, funk, soul, and hip-hop — as well as classical music composed or performed by black artists.”

The December issue includes the usual assortment of funky Christmas tunes (although, to be honest, I can’t for the life of me figure out how Bela Fleck and Spyro Gyra made the list). At any rate, Black Grooves covers good music and usually includes some in-depth commentary on the important historical releases of the month.

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