I GOT THUNDER BLACK WOMEN SONGWRITERS ON THEIR CRAFT
Go to the San Francisco Chronicle for the full review.
The research for LaShonda Barnett’s book “I Got Thunder: Black Women Songwriters on Their Craft” was exhaustive, but Barnett, a Sarah Lawrence College writing professor, took her time.
For a two-book set, the first of which is “I Got Thunder,” Barnett interviewed 40 of her favorite female African American singer-songwriters, including Abbey Lincoln, Brenda Russell, Chaka Kahn, Dianne Reeves, Miriam Makeba, Nina Simone, Nona Hendryx, Odetta, Shemekia Copeland, Shirley Caesar, Toshi Reagon and others.
The Museum of the African Diaspora invites you to join author LaShonda K. Barnett. as she discusses her new book and the process of conducting interviews with the artists. Snippets of conversations with the artists will be played during the talk and the striking similarities or trends that emerged as the work unfolded.
WHEN: February 2, 2008 Black Women in Music 6:00 – 8:00 pm
MoAD Salon
This event is free with MOAD admission.
- Museum of the African Diaspora
- 685 Mission Street (at Third)
- San Francisco, California 94105
- phone: 415.358.7200
NPR also offers a podcast with the author as she tells Farai Chideya how these women shaped modern music.
The book is also available through the J. Paul Leonard Library.
