Research Guides: African and African American Studies: Research Creative and Performing Works

Literary Arts Collections

Callaloo
Callaloo, the premier journal of literature, art, and culture of the African Diaspora, publishes original work by and about writers and visual artists of African descent worldwide. Includes volumes from 1995 to present. Older publications may be found here.

Naxos Music Library Jazz
Naxos Music Library Jazz offers streaming music of both jazz legends and contemporary jazz, including over 320 independent labels such as ARC, Berlin Classics, Marco Polo, Nimbus, and others. The database includes over 4000 CDs, with new selected titles from leading independent labels added each month.
Kanopy
Kanopy is a film streaming service, offering over 12,000 streaming films from over 30 suppliers, with new films added daily. This database includes films from the Criterion Collection, PBS, Psychotherapy.net, New Day Films, and many others.
Music Online: African American Music Reference
Perfect for scholars and faculty of music composition, the Music Online: Reference delivers some of the most acclaimed music text content from the world’s best publishers, together in one place. Easily access useful encyclopedias, scores, manuscripts, biographies, and other reference texts that make up the core of music curricula around the world.