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Lift Every Voice - The History of African American Music (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,383
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Lift Every Voice - The History of African American Music (Hardcover): Burton W. Peretti

Lift Every Voice - The History of African American Music (Hardcover)

Burton W. Peretti; Series edited by Jacqueline M. Moore, Nina Mjagkij

Series: The African American Experience Series

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Since their enslavement in West Africa and transport to plantations of the New World, black people have made music that has been deeply entwined with their religious, community, and individual identities. Music was one of the most important constant elements of African American culture in the centuries-long journey from slavery to freedom. It also continued to play this role in blacks' post-emancipation odyssey from second-class citizenship to full equality. Lift Every Voice traces the roots of black music in Africa and slavery and its evolution in the United States from the end of slavery to the present day. The music's creators, consumers, and distributors are all part of the story. Musical genres such as spirituals, ragtime, the blues, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, rock, soul, and hip-hop—as well as black contributions to classical, country, and other American music forms—depict the continuities and innovations that mark both the music and the history of African Americans. A rich selection of documents help to define the place of music within African American communities and the nation as a whole.

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Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin: United States
Series: The African American Experience Series
Release date: February 2009
First published: December 2008
Authors: Burton W. Peretti
Series editors: Jacqueline M. Moore • Nina Mjagkij
Dimensions: 237 x 161 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-5811-3
Categories: Books > Social sciences > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General
Books > Humanities > History > General
Books > History > General
Books > Music > General
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LSN: 0-7425-5811-8
Barcode: 9780742558113

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