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Hot from Harlem
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Bill Reed |
"From the days of minstrelsy to Black Broadway, this book is the story of African American entertainment as seen through the eyes of its most famous as well as some of its most obscure practitioners.… |
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Cultural codes
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William C. Banfield |
"No art can survive without an understanding of, and dedication to, the values envisioned by its creators. No culture over time has existed without a belief system to sustain its survival. Black musi… |
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To do this, you must know how
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Lynn Abbott |
This book is a landmark study tracing the currents of music education that gave form and style to the black gospel quartet tradition. To Do This, You Must Know How traces black vocal music instructio… |
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African American music
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Portia K. Maultsby |
Designed for an introductory course in African American music, this title focuses on musical genres & styles, moving chronologically from folk traditions to modern forms. A final section discusses th… |
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Message to our folks
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Paul Steinbeck |
"This year marks the golden anniversary of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the flagship band of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. Formed in 1966 and flourishing until 2010, the … |
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Black music
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Amiri Baraka |
"Jones has learned—and this has been very rare in jazz criticism—to write about music as an artist."—Nat HentoffIn 2007, Akashic Books ushered Amiri Baraka (formerly LeRoi Jones) back into the forefr… |
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