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Groove theory : the blues foundation of funk /

"Tony Bolden presents an innovative history of funk music focused on the performers, regarding them as intellectuals who fashioned a new aesthetic. Utilizing musicology, literary studies, performance studies, and African American intellectual history, Bolden explores what it means for music, or...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bolden, Tony (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2020]
Colección:American made music series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Side A: Groove theory: conceptual foundations of blue funk. Intro ; Groove theory: liner notes on funk aesthetics ; Blue funk: the ugly beauty of stank ; Sly Stone and the gospel of funk
  • Side B: Devotion: blue funk and the black fantastic. Songbird: Chaka Khan as funk queen ; Funky bluesology: Gil Scott-Heron as black organic intellectual ; The kinkiness of turquoise: Betty Davis's liberated funk-rock.