(B.M. from NYU in jazz performance) is currently conducting research for a dissertation on music (taarab, ngoma, and hip hop), acoustemology and ethnic identity politics in Mombasa, Kenya. The research is being supported by Fulbright-Hays and the Social Science Research Council, and is being conducted in consultation with the newly-formed Institute of Swahili Studies within the National Museums of Kenya.
Website: http://www.andreweisenberg.com
Email: aje11@columbia.edu