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PUBLICATIONS

“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to

loneliness.”

-Maya Angelou-

Dissertation

"When the Streets Speak: Investigating Music, Memory, and Identity in the Lives of Abidjanese Street Children
 

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

In Progress.   "Entertainers and Breadwinners: Music in the Lives of Street Children in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire." Levering Expectations: Young People and Popular Culture in Africa. 

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Academic Publications 

In Press   "Coupé Décalé." in Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World.

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In Press.    "Zouglou." in Continuum in Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World.

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In Press.   "Zoblazo." in Continuum in Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World

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March 2016. "Kuvie's Perspective on Afrobeats and the Future of Ghanaian Popular Music.Ethnomusicology Review: Bring the Noise: Popular Music Studies.  

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May 2014. "Story of the Ahoko." Ethnomusicology Review: Notes from the Field: Blog. 

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