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Books on: african music

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Black Orpheus: Music in African American Fiction from the Harlem Renaissance to Toni Morrison

Book by Saadi A. Simawe; Garland, 2000

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African American Musicians In Literature, African Americans In Literature, African Americans--Intellectual Life--20th Century, African Americans--Music, American Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism, American Fiction--African American Authors--History And Criticism, Music And Literature--History--20th Century, Music In Literature, Musical Fiction--History And Criticism

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...than-visible. Sonic Sculptures Music, mostly jazz in its numerous styles...ragtime, opera, rhythm and blues, African music, reggae, dub, hip hop, gospel...Mackey expands on his theories of music and signifies upon his multiple influences...
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Out of Sight: The Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889-1895

Book by Lynn Abbott, Doug Seroff; University Press of Mississippi, 2002

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African Americans--Music--History And Criticism, Popular Music--United States--To 1901---History And Criticism

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...progressive development of the folk music by the musical sons and daughters...spawned it. Dvoraks vision of an African American model for an American national music was realized through the evolution...blues, jazz, and black gospel music. Black Music in the White...
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Dvoeraak to Duke Ellington: A Conductor Explores America's Music and Its African American Roots

Book by Maurice Peress; Oxford University Press, 2004

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...ways, to squeeze the Negro music genie into a schnapps bottle. But African American music had a destiny of its own...abroad would there be an African American musical leader...helix of African American music was drawing tight, producing...
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Swinging the Machine: Modernity, Technology, and African American Culture between the World Wars

Book by Joel Dinerstein; University of Massachusetts Press, 2003

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African American Dance--History--20th Century, African Americans In Popular Culture, African Americans--Intellectual Life--20th Century, African Americans--Music--20th Century, City And Town Life--United States--History--20th Century, Popular Culture--United States--History--20th Century, Swing (Dance)--United States--History, Swing (Music)--History, Technology--Social Aspects--United States--History--20th Century, United States--Civilization--African American Influences

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...connection between West African rituals and Amer/ ican popular music. By separating the music from its religious in...speak to present audiences African American music and dance...ritual and func/ tional music of African music and yoked...
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Singing in the Spirit: African-American Sacred Quartets in New York City

Book by Ray Allen; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991

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African Americans--New York (State)--New York--Music--History And Criticism, Gospel Music--New York (State)--New York--History And Criticism

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African-Americans identify themselves...revolution has made everyones music accessible to everyone for purposes...given time in history by our music." 43 But whether sacred quartet...Bruno Nettl, ed., Eight Urban Music Cultures Urbana: University...

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Journal Articles on: african music

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"Ladies First": Queen Latifah's Afrocentric Feminist Music Video

Journal article by Robin Roberts; African American Review, Vol. 28, 1994

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African American women--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Ladies First (Music Video)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Latifah, Queen--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Rap music--Social aspects

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...difference between European and African music: African, Afro-American and Caribbean music is based on quite different principles...proscribed the practice of virtually all African customs with the exception of music" (200-01). (5.)This music...
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Signs, Symphonies, Signifyin(g): African-American Cultural Topics as Analytical Approach to the Music of Black Composers

Journal article by Horace J. Maxile Jr.; Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 28, 2008

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African American composers--Criticism and interpretation, African American composers--Practice, African American composers--Works, Black music--Authorship, Black music--Criticism and interpretation, Music, Black--Authorship, Music, Black--Criticism and interpretation

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...the most powerfully expressive utterances in African-American music, especially when realized in a "classical...of the relationship between Afro-American music and west African music. Black Perspective in Music 2, no. 1:3...
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A Pan-African Composer? Coleridge-Taylor and Africa

Journal article by Paul Richards; Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 21, 2001

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African music--Influence, Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel--Works, Composers--Works

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...social circle of West African professionals to which...twenty-four West Africans attended the composers...Fryer 1984, 261). African aspects of both his music and his family background...from contacts with Africans in England. Krio is...relates it to other West African languages in the region...whose interest in music had taken him to the...
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The African Matrix in Jazz Harmonic Practices

Journal article by Gerhard Kubik; Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 25, 2005

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African American music--Criticism and interpretation, African American music--Evaluation, African Americans--Criticism and interpretation, African Americans--Evaluation, African Americans--Music, Jazz music--Criticism and interpretation, Jazz music--Evaluation, Jazz--Criticism and interpretation, Jazz--Evaluation

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...chord formation survive in African-American music, and in jazz particularly...Pattern Why do certain forms of African music sound "bluesy" while others...of blues or jazz, or other African-American music, can be excluded in Raymons...
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Creative Practice in African Music: New Perspectives in the Scrutiny of Africanisms in Diaspora

Journal article by Kazadi Wa Mukuna; Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 17, 1997

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Africa--Music, African music--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Ethnomusicology--Research, Vocal music--Africa

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...music out of an African frame of reference...and makes black music traditions throughout...collective memory of the Africans and their descendants...total. Hence, the African-American or Latin...and experiencing music cannot be claimed...Africanisms" in music. As the level of African languages lost their...control, enslaved Africans learned European...

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Magazine Articles on: african music

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50 Years of Independence Music

Magazine article by Kwaku; African Business, November 2010

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African music--Criticism and interpretation, Recording industry--Management, Sound recording industry--Management

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...Kwaku Less than a decade ago, African music was all the rage in Western capitals...Sterns, which is one of UKs oldest African-music specialist record companies...scene specialising in releasing African music since Sterns was set up 27 years...
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Bringing African Music to the World

Magazine article by Richard Seymour; New African, April 2001

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Africa, African music--Performances, Africans, Music

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Bringing African Music to the World. by Richard...the Festival of African Music (FESTAM) across Europe...professional relationship with African music, coupled with their...concern. For them, the music is the most important thing...
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Two-Way Traffic: Just as Western Acts Are Inspired by "World Music", African Artists Are Tapping into Rock, Funk and Jazz, Writes Kevin LeGendre

Magazine article by Kevin Legendre; New Statesman, Vol. 136, May 21, 2007

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African artists--Criticism and interpretation, Artists, African--Criticism and interpretation, Jazz music--Criticism and interpretation, Jazz--Criticism and interpretation

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...Acts Are Inspired by "World Music", African Artists Are Tapping into Rock...Byrne are bringing "world" music into the pop arena, so African artists are incorporating...funk influences into their music on their own terms. The sonic...
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Tanzania Music for the Soul: Tanzanian Musicians Have Gone Back to Their Roots, and Do the Crowds like It? "More, More," They Chant

Magazine article by Herald Tagama; New African, October 2002

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African music--Criticism and interpretation, African music--Social aspects, Music and society

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Tanzania Music for the Soul: Tanzanian...Mokita is sad that Africans are replacing their...adding that he wants African history to be taught...liberalisation is harmful and Africans should stop thinking...undermined the African music for centuries, sociologists...
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From Spirituals to Symphonies: African-American Women Composers and Their Music

Magazine article by William Chapman; American Music Teacher, Vol. 52, December 2002

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From Spirituals to Symphonies: African-American Women Composers and Their Music. (Book)

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...student and general music lover. A well-known authority on music by women composers of...a picture gallery of African-American women composers...events pertinent to Africans in the Americas reaching...a "broad survey of African-American women composers...of African-American music." Walker-Hill concentrates...

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Newspaper Articles on: african music

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Masekela Is Still Grazing; South African Music Legend Performs Tonight at Zanzibar

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 28, 2006

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Kuti, Fela Anikulapo

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Masekela Is Still Grazing; South African Music Legend Performs Tonight at Zanzibar...one of the major reasons South African music effectively turned the worlds eyes...atrocities of apartheid. "The music sort of hypnotized, enchanted...
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African Music

Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), November 13, 2008

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African Music. AFRICAN music is being performed to bring a community together. Congolese band...after winning funding from Community Cohesion UP2U to showcase African music. "This event is a perfect example of what this funding was intended...
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Sounding out African Music

Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), October 29, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Sounding out African Music. Long overlooked by Western audiences, African music has received some overdue recognition due to the...LAfrique, Newcastle Festival. The focus on African music actually started last month but this phase ( basically...
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Surfing Odyssey; African Music, Art-House Film, Ocean Spaces

Newspaper article; Sunshine Coast Daily (Maroochydore, Australia), July 17, 2009

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Motion picture theaters, Movie theaters

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Surfing Odyssey; African Music, Art-House Film, Ocean Spaces...Peregian Beachs Sol Caroll, surfing and music are so inextricably tied, the line...Dizzi Act, he became initiated with the music of the region while collaborating with...
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Crossing over Joel Hall Dancers Take African Music and Dance from the Past to the Present in 'The Crossing'

Newspaper article by Barbara Vitello; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 8, 2001

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Crossing over Joel Hall Dancers Take African Music and Dance from the Past to the Present...specifically, the history of black music and dance, to inspire "The Crossing...ragtime and blues to funk and house music. Five choreographers collaborated...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: african music

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African Music

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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AFRICAN MUSIC the music of the indigenous peoples of Africa. Sub-Saharan African music has as its distinguishing feature a rhythmic complexity common to no...
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African Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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...accompany a narrative with music. Some of the first African writings to gain attention...Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, the African (1789), which described...and the slave trade. As Africans became literate in their...After World War II, as Africans began demanding their independence, more African writers were published...
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Music

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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...and spiritual . In addition, see entries on the music of various nations and peoples, including African music ; Arabian music ; Balinese music ; Chinese music ; Greek music ; Hindu music ; Japanese music ; Javanese music ; and Jewish liturgical...
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Calypso , in Music

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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CALYPSO , in music a form of folk song developed on the island of Trinidad and...traditional pre-Lenten carnival . Drawing mainly on both African and European sources, the music uses varieties of some 50 traditional melodies and employs...
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Country and Western Music

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...50 years country and western music has gained a nationwide audience...musicians have been influenced by African-American blues (see jazz ) and gospel music , but the performers and audience...and 70s, country and western music significantly influenced the...

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