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Feel the rhythm as you uncover 101 inspiring facts about R&B music.
R&B has become one of the fastest-growing genres in the world. Its history is a heartbeat of social change, resistance, and creative innovation. Today, its evolution epitomizes globalization and diversity, celebrating cultural hybridity, genre blending, and sonic reinvention.
In 101 Fascinating R&B Facts, Dr. Amara Pope-Sanfilippo shares never-before-told stories and exclusive fun facts uncovered through her original research and personal interviews with international artists, producers, executives, and fans. Through humour, history, and heartfelt storytelling, this book celebrates R&B’s creativity, resilience, and global reach.
Did you know that
R&B has become one of the fastest-growing genres in the world. Its history is a heartbeat of social change, resistance, and creative innovation. Today, its evolution epitomizes globalization and diversity, celebrating cultural hybridity, genre blending, and sonic reinvention.
In 101 Fascinating R&B Facts, Dr. Amara Pope-Sanfilippo shares never-before-told stories and exclusive fun facts uncovered through her original research and personal interviews with international artists, producers, executives, and fans. Through humour, history, and heartfelt storytelling, this book celebrates R&B’s creativity, resilience, and global reach.
Did you know that
- the bestselling album in Japanese music history is an R&B album?
- a gunshot injury helped shape Timbaland’s signature sound?
- a K-pop tribute to Bruno Mars became an international controversy?
- the “Godmother of British Blues” was an Irish woman?
Price: $15.99
Pages: 225
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Series: 101 Fascinating Facts
Publication Date:
March 2, 2027
Trim Size: 7.00 X 5.00 in
ISBN: 9781459758377
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B, Popular music, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Trivia, MUSIC / History & Criticism, Trivia and quiz questions
From popular artists to the obscure; from Korea to New Zealand, Amara Pope-Sanfilippo takes readers on a fact-finding, entertaining musical mission, uncovering fascinating stories that trace the genre's history and influence on pop-culture.
Amara Pope-Sanfilippo has a Ph.D. in media studies and is a TEDx speaker and an award-winning marketer with over a decade of experience in branding and communications. She lives in Cambridge, Ontario.