Engaging and enlightening, this guide explores African music's forms, musicians, instruments, and place in the
life of the people. A discography classified by country, theme, group, and instrument is also included.
The story of music making in early African societies and its importation to America. A
review showing the musical influences of Africa onto America. Chapters includes: Africa's history, musicology, instruments,the middle passage, seasoning in the islands, new world Africans arrive ...
Record selling certainly had its glamorous moments; retailers could regale younger customers with stories of
nightlife and even rubbing elbows with famous musicians and celebrities.African-American owned and operated record stores once provided vibrant venues for their communities, and close to ...
Technological products, growth of urban centres,emergence of industries and the widespread of deadly diseases such
as HIV/AIDS have led to remarkable adjustments in the social behaviour and other ways of life in African communities. These adjustments have strained socio-cultural patterns ...
Exploding the assumption that black women's only important musical contributions have been in folk, jazz,
and popHelen Walker-Hill's unique study provides a carefully researched examination of the history and scope of musical composition by African American women composers from the ...
Banning Eyre, a recognized expert in African guitar music, guides you through a variety of
important styles, including congolese, mbira, Malian blues, and juju. Learn about the history of this music, the pioneering musicians that developed each style, and the ...
Hip Hop Africa explores a new generation of Africans who are not only consumers of
global musical currents, but also active and creative participants. Eric Charry and an international group of contributors look carefully at youth culture and the explosion ...
House of Music takes place on a street in an affluent section of Harlem. The
play explores the present-day complexities of a group of African Americans and a liberal Caucasian resulting from their experiencing the impacts of the Civil Rights ...