Denitia Odigie was deeply moved when she heard the first notes of Beyonce’s hit country song, “Texas Hold Em.” Her music is an eclectic blend of hybrid pop, electronic, and R&B that places her under the alternative umbrella, so much so that it may surprise her that a booming, banjo-driven country single has been her latest creation. But it wasn’t just the song’s soundscape that drew her in; it was also the overdue acknowledgment of the genre’s Black roots. The
