Secular Devotion: Afro-Latin Music & Imperial Jazz - Perfect for World Music Lovers, Latin Jazz Enthusiasts & Cultural Studies" （注：原标题为学术/文化类标题，已保持其核心概念并增加SEO关键词和受众场景）

Brennan's work presents a controversial and penetrating analysis of the African roots of contemporary popular music in the Americas. The core of the book centers on Brennan's controversial contention that popular music in the Americas is popular, in part, because it is so heavily influenced by neo-African religious practices that attract listeners rebelling against monotheistic certitudes and the conformity of the modern market. A scathing indictment of the popular denial of the presence of new world African religion in contemporary popular music, Brennan's work is a must-read for any aficionado of neo-African or Afro-Latin music as well as anyone interested in understanding the often unconscious and denied spiritual and political underpinnings of popular music in the Americas.