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Book SynopsisA ROUGH TRADE, THE TIMES, CLASH BOOK OF THE YEAR
The dramatic story of Solange: a musician and artist whose unconventional journey to international success was far more important than her family name.
''Why Solange Matters is a significant and sober treatise on popular music . . . This book is more than necessary.''
THURSTON MOORE
''The author''s prose sparkles . . . This is a book about what freedom could look like for Black women.''
CALEB AZUMAH NELSON, OBSERVER
''Invigorating . . . much more than a dry thesis and at times something nearer to personal reverie.''
IAN PENMAN, LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS
''A love letter to quirkly black creatives . . . [Phillips''] vibrant writing reminds us how Solange lit the flame of creativity within many Black women.''
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Trade Review
'Every once in a while, a musician comes along who so beautifully, so poignantly speaks that Black women remember that we are more than our vulnerability. In Why Solange Matters, Stephanie Phillips gracefully positions Solange amongst that elite cohort. From Houston to London and many places in between, Phillips presses our ear to the street in order to reveal how Solange broke the mold and released us all.' - Shana Redmond, author of EVERYTHING MAN: THE FORM AND FUNCTION OF PAUL ROBESON
