Black Music Research Journal

Aims & Scope

Cessation.

Begun in 1980, Black Music Research Journal is published in the spring and fall of each year and includes articles about the philosophy, aesthetics, history, and criticism of black music.

BMRJ is an official journal of the Center for Black Music Research and is available by subscription and as a benefit of membership with CBMR.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Improvised Music after 1950: Afrological and Eurological Perspectives

  Citation: 223

  Authors: George E.

• Sounds Authentic: Black Music, Ethnicity, and the Challenge of a "Changing" Same

  Citation: 137

  Authors: Paul

• Ring Shout! Literary Studies, Historical Studies, and Black Music Inquiry

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Samuel A.

• Black Music as an Art Form

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Olly

• New Orleans Music as a Circulatory System

  Citation: 43

  Authors:

• Theorizing the Body in African-American Music

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Susan, Robert

• Negotiating Freedom: Values and Practices in Contemporary Improvised Music

  Citation: 37

  Authors: David

• In Body and Spirit: Representing Black Women Musicians

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Hazel V.

• The "Blues Aesthetic" and the "Black Aesthetic": Aesthetics as the Continuing Political History of a Culture

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Amiri

• On Ownership and Value

  Citation: 29

  Authors: