Brenda Nelson-Strauss from Black Grooves (the music review site hosted by the Archives of African American Music & Culture (AAAMC) at Indiana University) listened to Laura Karpman’s new recording of Ask Your Mama. Nelson-Strauss noted that the composer’s original music setting of Langston Hughes’ epic poem “…breathes new life into Langston Hughes’ text, together referencing the entirety of the African American experience through a diverse range of musical genres and vernacular traditions. A compelling new work.” Read the completer review here.