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Following the Drums - African American Fife and Drum Music in Tennessee (Hardcover)
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Following the Drums - African American Fife and Drum Music in Tennessee (Hardcover)
Series: American Made Music Series
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Following the Drums: African American Fife and Drum Music in
Tennessee is an epic history of a little-known African American
instrumental music form. John M. Shaw follows the music from its
roots in West Africa and early American militia drumming to its
prominence in African American communities during the time of
Reconstruction, both as a rallying tool for political militancy and
a community music for funerals, picnics, parades, and dances.
Carefully documenting the music's early uses for commercial
advertising and sports promotion, Shaw follows the strands of the
music through the nadir of African American history during
post-Reconstruction up to the form's rediscovery by musicologists
and music researchers during the blues and folk revival of the late
1960s and early 1970s. Although these researchers documented the
music, and there were a handful of public performances of the music
at festivals, the story has a sad conclusion. Fife and drum music
ultimately died out in Tennessee during the early 1980s. Newspaper
articles from the period and interviews with music researchers and
participants reawaken this lost expression, and specific band
leaders receive the spotlight they so long deserved. Following the
Drums is a journey through African American history and Tennessee
history, with a fascinating form of music powering the story.
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