21 Nights in Accra: Culture Discussions and Excursions in Africa's Favourite City comprises critical pieces across music, film, travel and art, offering powerful glimpses into the sights, sounds and experiences that have made the West African country a focus of heritage, hospitality and rare adventures, for which reason it is now a global tourist destination.
Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early America explores the religious folk music that developed in early American communities, examining the songs, traditions, melodies, and cultural influences that shaped this important part of American musical history. George Pullen Jackson brings together examples and...
The book highlights 35 Black women globally and is divided into three sections: Part I: Singers, Part II: Pianists, and Part III: Composers. In addition, the book needs to be arranged alphabetically. However, the order is facilitated by the date...
Black Opera: Voices of Responsibility began as a unit in the author's "Music History & Appreciation" class at Saint John Vianney College Seminary has blossomed into an eight-chapter exploration of Black composers in opera. The book examines how these composers'...
An Archive of Ancient Rhythms from West Africa translates the oral tradition of ancient west African rhythms into comprehensive standard music notation. All ancient names have been maintained as well as their related orchestrations. This archive contains forty five ancient...
When many people think of African music, the first ideas that come to mind are often of rhythm, drums, and dancing. These perceptions are rooted in emblematic African and African-derived genres such as West African drumming, funk, salsa, or samba...
This book contains a wealth of information on African folk music, detailing it's importance within African society and taking an in depth look at it's use within the church. In this book Henry Weman has covered the structure and composition...
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