Kandia Crazy Horse Explained

Kandia Crazy Horse
Genre:Country music
Occupation:Musician, journalist and writer
Years Active:2004–present

Kandia Crazy Horse is an American country musician, rock critic and writer. She has written for The Village Voice, is the editor of Rip It Up: The Black Experience in Rock 'n' Roll,[1] and also writes for Creative Loafing,[2] and The Guardian.[3] Her country music debut, Stampede, was released in 2013.[4] Crazy Horse is based in New York.[5]

Career

When Crazy Horse began as a music journalist, she states that she was considered a "novelty" because "a black, young female wasn't the picture of a rock critic."[6] Her work as a rock critic is feminist in tone and often focuses on Southern rock.[7] She has also emphasized black contributions to rock music.[8]

Crazy Horse edited Rip It Up: The Black Experience in Rock 'n' Roll (2004). The collection of essays analyzed black figures in rock in order to bring to light the "black experience in rock 'n' roll."[9] Rip It Up describes how black rock isn't considered part of the black music scene and therefore its "impact has been minimized."[10]

She received an Anschutz Distinguished Fellowship in American Studies from Princeton University during 2008 and 2009.[11] While she was a fellow at Princeton, she taught the course "Roll Over Beethoven: Black Rock and Cultural Revolt."[12]

Crazy Horse's debut album, Stampede, contains original songs by Crazy Horse and cover songs.[13] The style of music on the record is traditional country music.[14] Acoustic Guitar called her album "stunning" and a "powerful musical debut."[15] Blurt called her voice "sweet and soulful" and praised her writing that revitalizes familiar country music sounds.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Crazy Horse, Kandia, ed. Rip It Up: The Black Experience in Rock 'n' Roll. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. Journal of Popular Music Studies. 2005-12-01. 1533-1598. 352–361. 17. 3. 10.1111/j.1524-2226.2005.0049b.x. en. Michael J.. Kramer.
  2. News: Picking a Soundtrack for Eternity. Himmelsbach. Erik. 25 August 2007. Los Angeles Times. 13 January 2016.
  3. News: Donny Hathaway: A Soul Man Who Departed Too Soon. Crazy Horse. Kandia. 8 January 2014. The Guardian. 11 January 2016.
  4. News: She's Country Strong and She Is Black!. Holloway. Marvin. 26 August 2013. Black News.com. 11 January 2016.
  5. News: Stars and Barred: For Southern Rockers and Country Singers, the Confederate Flag is an Uncomfortable Heritage. Boesveld. Sarah. 26 June 2015. National Post. 11 January 2016.
  6. News: Black Culture Critique. Infantry. Ashante. 22 July 2004. Toronto Star. 11 January 2016. EBSCO . subscription.
  7. The Write to Rock: Racial Mythologies, Feminist Theory, and the Pleasures of Rock Music Criticism. Brooks. Daphne A.. 2008. Women and Music: A Journal of Gender and Culture. 10.1353/wam.0.0002. 13 January 2016. 12. 1. 54–62 . 191429506. subscription . Project Muse.
  8. Web site: Musical Miscegenation? Rock Music and the History of Sex. 13 January 2016. Hemispheric Institute. Nyong'o. Tavia.
  9. Book: Mahon, Maureen. Right to Rock: The Black Rock Coalition and the Cultural Politics of Race. Duke University Press. 2004. 9780822333173. 262. registration. kandia crazy horse..
  10. Rip It Up: The Black Experience in Rock 'n' Roll, and: Right to Rock: The Black Rock Coalition and the Cultural Politics of Race, and: Afropunk: The "Rock 'n' Roll Nigger" Experience (review). Ochieng' Nyongó. Tavia Amolo. 2006. TDR: The Drama Review. 13 January 2016. 50. 1. 183–187 . subscription . Project Muse.
  11. Web site: Kandia Crazy Horse. 13 January 2016. Rock's Backpages Library.
  12. News: 'Reclaiming Right to Rock' Conference at IU Examines Black Experiences in Rock Music . 21 October 2009. States News Service.
  13. News: 2014's Top Country Albums Prove the Music's Flourishing, Radio Be Damned. Scherstuhl. Alan. 15 December 2014. The Village Voice. 11 January 2016.
  14. News: On the 'A' w/ Souleo: Spoken Word Film 'Slam' Celebrates 15th Anniversary. Wright. Peter 'Souleo'. 6 December 2013. The Huffington Post. 13 January 2016.
  15. News: Kandia Crazy Horse. von Nagel. Amber. 1 April 2014. Acoustic Guitar.
  16. Web site: Kandia Crazy Horse - Stampede. 21 January 2014. 13 January 2016. Blurt. D'Amore. Nick.

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