The transformation of black music : the rhythms, the songs, and the ships that make the African diaspora /

The Transformation of Black Music includes a full spectrum of black musics from four continents as it argues for a recodification of black musics and performers. Framed by a call and response argument, the authors present not only a more holistic and historically accurate understanding of musics in...

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Main Authors: Floyd, Samuel A., Jr., 1937-2016 (Author), Zeck, Melanie (Author), Ramsey, Guthrie P. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
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Summary:The Transformation of Black Music includes a full spectrum of black musics from four continents as it argues for a recodification of black musics and performers. Framed by a call and response argument, the authors present not only a more holistic and historically accurate understanding of musics in the African Diaspora, but also an intellectually robust future for the field of black music research.
Physical Description:xxxv, 240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780195307245
0195307240