Experts & Speakers Faculty Profile
Portia K. Maultsby
Professor of Folklore, Folklore and Ethnomusicology Department
College of Arts and Sciences
Director—Archives of African American Music and Culture, Professor of Folklore
Director—Archives of African American Music and Culture, College of Arts and Sciences
IU Bloomington
Interests:
Folklore, African American music and cultureEducation:
- Ph.D. at University of Wisconsin, 1974
Background:
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Portia Maultsby's specialties are African-American music and black American music, particularly rhythm and blues. She is a composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist and teaches "Popular Music of Black America" and "Black Music in America."
