Shana L. Redmond, the Director of the Center for the Study of Social Difference and Professor of English and Comparative Literature and the Center for the Study of Ethnicity & Race, wrote the liner notes for Paul Robeson: Voice of Freedom (Sony Classical). Professor Redmond recently gave an interview to NPR about the recently released set of recordings.
Paul Robeson: Voice of Freedom is a 14-CD edition and the first ever release of his complete Columbia, Victor, and HMV recordings from 1925 to 1947. All of his American recordings have been meticulously restored from the original master discs and tapes, and 25 studio recordings—as well as his complete historic New York and London recitals from 1958—are here presented for the first time on CD. The richly illustrated 160-page book, with essays by Professor Redmond and Susan Robeson, pays tribute to a cultural icon of the 20th century.
Congratulations, Professor Redmond!
