How Black Music Took Over the World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the How Black Music Took Over the World audiobook runs 10.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Shamaan Casey (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
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Shamaan Casey narrates 31 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 225 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
795 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
How Black Music Took Over the World is an audiobook by Melvin Gibbs: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Shamaan Casey, released June 4, 2026, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Shamaan Casey
- Released
- June 4, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment
- ISBN
- 9781399433334
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the How Black Music Took Over the World audiobook?
How Black Music Took Over the World runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is the How Black Music Took Over the World audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates How Black Music Took Over the World?
How Black Music Took Over the World is narrated by Shamaan Casey.
Is How Black Music Took Over the World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.