Isabelle Leymarie

Isabelle Leymarie (1947-present) is considered one of the foremost specialists of the black musics of Africa and the Americas. After graduating from the Sorbonne in Paris, pursuing doctoral studies at the Institute of International Studies in Geneva and graduating from Columbia University with a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology, she taught at prestigious U.S. universities, among them The New School and Yale, as well as at various conservatories and music schools. She has written many books and numerous articles published in several languages. She is also a pianist, filmmaker and translator. More informations available on her official website at http://leymarie.net