The music of black Americans : a history / Eileen Southern.

Beginning with the arrival of the first Africans in the English colonies, Eileen Southern weaves a fascinating narrative of intense musical activity, which has not only played a vital role in the lives of black Americans but has also deeply influenced music performance in the United States and many...

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Main Author: Southern, Eileen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Norton, ©1997.
Edition:3rd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Song in a strange land, 1619-1775. The African legacy ; The colonial era
  • Let my people go, 1776-1865. Two wars and the new nation ; Antebellum urban life ; Antebellum rural life ; The war years and emancipation
  • Blow ye the trumpet, 1865-1919. After the war ; The new century ; Precursors of jazz
  • Lift every voice, 1920-1996. The jazz age ; The Harlem Renaissance and beyond ; The mid-century decades ; Singers, instrumentalists, and composers
  • Currents in contemporary arenas.