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MT Global South Roundtable
January 2024
Masi Asare (Northwestern) and Emilio Méndez (UNAM) are convening a roundtable discussion of artists and scholars working in and on musical-theatrical forms across the global south. Supported by the NU Buffett Institute for Global Affairs.
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DUP Book Award
December 2023
Duke University Press honored Masi with this award for her book Blues Mamas and Broadway Belters: Black Women, Voice, and the Musical Stage (coming 2024). The award exemplifies the press's commitment "to publish work by rising stars and to celebrate books with exceptional promise."
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Recording Academy
August 2023
Honored to join countless creators and professionals who serve, celebrate, and advocate in the name of music year-round, as part of this year’s new Recording Academy member class. The Recording Academy is the organization behind the Grammy Awards.