Anthem : Social Movements and the Sound of Solidarity in the African Diaspora /

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For people of African descent, music constitutes a unique domain of expression. From traditional West African drumming to South African kwaito, from spirituals to hip-hop, Black life and history has been dynamically displayed and contested through sound. The author excavates the sonic histories of t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Redmond, Shana L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Music > Political aspects.
Civil rights movements.
African Americans.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
HISTORY > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Musique > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Anthems > Aspect politique.
Noirs americains > Musique > Aspect politique.
Music > Political aspects > United States.
Civil rights movements > History > 20th century.
Anthems > Political aspects.
African Americans > Music > Political aspects.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:For people of African descent, music constitutes a unique domain of expression. From traditional West African drumming to South African kwaito, from spirituals to hip-hop, Black life and history has been dynamically displayed and contested through sound. The author excavates the sonic histories of these communities through a genre emblematic of Black solidarity and citizenship: anthems. An interdisciplinary cultural history, this book reveals how this "sound franchise" contributed to the growth and mobilization of the modern, Black citizen. Providing new political frames and aesthetic articulations for protest organizations and activist-musicians, the book reveals the anthem as a crucial musical form following World War I. Beginning with the premise that an analysis of the composition, performance, and uses of Black anthems allows for a more complex reading of racial and political formations within the twentieth century, the author expands readers' understanding of how and why diaspora was a formative conceptual and political framework of modern Black identity. By tracing key compositions and performances around the world - from James Weldon Johnson's "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" that mobilized the NAACP to Nina Simone's "To Be Young, Gifted & Black" which became the Black National Anthem of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) - this book develops a robust recording of Black social movements in the twentieth century that will alter the way readers hear race and nation. --
Descripción Física:1 online resource (368 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780814770955

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