Race and music seem fatally entwined in a way that involves both creative ethnic hybridity and ongoing problems of racism. This book presents a sociological analysis of this enduring relationship and asks: how are ideas of race critical to the understanding of music genres and preferences? What does the 'love of difference' via music contribute to contemporary perspectives of racism?

Jo Haynes is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Bristol. She has degrees from the Universities of Queensland (Australia) and Bristol and has conducted extensive research on ethnicity/race and music/culture, including a qualitative study of the British world music scene.

Introduction 1. The Durability of Race 2. Configuring Music and Race 3. Difference and Differentiation 4. Difference and Hybridization 5. Music Affinity 6. Conclusion: The Residue of Race