Anthem : Social Movements and the Sound of Solidarity in the African Diaspora /
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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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
[2014]
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction. Anthem : Toward a Sound Franchise
- From Race to Nation : "Ethiopia" and Pan-African Pageantry in the UNIA
- Extending Diaspora : The NAACP and Up-"Lift" Cultures in the Interwar Black Pacific
- Songs of Free Men : The Sound Migrations of "Ol' Man River"
- Women's Work : "We Shall Overcome" and the Culture of the Picket Line
- Soul Intact : CORE, Conversions, and Covers of "To Be Young, Gifted and Black"
- Sounds of Exile : "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" and ANC Ambassadors
- Conclusion. The Last Anthem : Resonance, Legacy, and Loss at the Close of the Century.