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Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet - Race and the Mythology, Politics, and Business of Jazz (Paperback) Loot Price: R904
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Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet - Race and the Mythology, Politics, and Business of Jazz (Paperback): Randall Sandke

Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet - Race and the Mythology, Politics, and Business of Jazz (Paperback)

Randall Sandke

Series: Studies in Jazz

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Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet tackles a controversial question: Is jazz the product of an insulated African-American environment, shut off from the rest of society by strictures of segregation and discrimination, or is it more properly understood as the juncture of a wide variety of influences under the broader umbrella of American culture? This book does not question that jazz was created and largely driven by African Americans, but rather posits that black culture has been more open to outside influences than most commentators are likely to admit. The majority of jazz writers, past and present, have embraced an exclusionary viewpoint. Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet begins by looking at many of these writers, from the birth of jazz history up to the present day, to see how and why their views have strayed from the historical record. This book challenges many widely held beliefs regarding the history and nature of jazz in an attempt to free jazz of the socio-political baggage that has so encumbered it. The result is a truer appreciation of the music and a greater understanding of the positive influence racial interaction and jazz music have had on each other.

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Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin: United States
Series: Studies in Jazz
Release date: December 2014
Authors: Randall Sandke
Dimensions: 220 x 149 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-4354-5
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz
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LSN: 1-4422-4354-6
Barcode: 9781442243545

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