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Soundtrack to a movement : African American Islam, jazz, and black internationalism /

"This book explores the historical connections among jazz, African American Islam, and black internationalism from the 1940s to the 1970s. It shows that in the post-World War II era through the 1970s, the social justice values that Islam and jazz shared were key to the growth of African America...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Turner, Richard Brent (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction: Jazz brothers in rhythm and spirit
  • Islamic and Christian influences in jazz : Boston and New York during World War II
  • "Turn to Allah, pray to the East" : Bebop and the Nation of Islam's mission to blacks in prison
  • The faith of Universal Brotherhood : The Ahmadiyya Muslim community's popularity among Bebop musicians
  • Hard bop, free jazz, and Islam : black liberation and global religious and musical consciousness in the late 1950s and 1960s
  • Conclusion: Last days and times : Islam and jazz in the post-Coltrane era.