Alfred Banks has been described as “spitting urban country consciousness,” and Marco Pavé has been called “a millenial Muslim from Memphis.” CSAS is proud to be a stop on the River Kings 2.0 tour, which spans from New Orleans to … Read more

“I Got What I Got The Hard Way”: Memphis, Muscle Shoals, and the Racial Politics of Southern Music The music of the South has long been a central metaphor for the region’s tumultuous racial history. Genres like country and soul … Read more