Genevieve Allotey-Pappoe is assistant professor of music at Brown University. She has a Ph.D.in musicology from Princeton University as well as an MPhil in ethnomusicology and a BA in music and sociology from the University of Ghana. Her research interests include music of Africa and the Black diaspora. Allotay-Pappoe studies the global circulation, experience, and contextualization of Black music genres as these genres move between geographical locations, offline and online communities, and across digital platforms. Her other interests include popular music studies, sound studies, the music industry, creative economy, and media theory. She is the founder and host of the Black Music Nomad show, a podcast that explores Black music through the experiences and stories of musicians working in a range of musical environments across the globe. Genevieve is also a compose, whose compositions have been performed in Greece, USA, Ghana, and Nigeria.
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