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Digging : the Afro-American soul of American classical music /
For almost half a century, Amiri Baraka has ranked among the most important commentators on African American music and culture. In this brilliant assemblage of his writings on music, the first such collection in nearly twenty years, Baraka blends autobiography, history, musical analysis, and politic...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
c2009.
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| Series: | Music of the African diaspora ;
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction; PART ONE: ESSAYS; 1. Griot/Djali; 2. Miles Later; 3. The "Blues Aesthetic" and the "Black Aesthetic"; 4. Blues People; 5. Rhythm; 6. The American Popular Song; 7. Blues Line; 8. Cosby and the Music; 9. Nina Returns; 10. Jazz Criticim and Its Effect on the Music; 11. Not "the Boss"; 12. Wynton Marsalis; 13. "The International Business of Jazz" and the Need for the Cooperative and Collective Self-Development of an International People's Culture; 14. Newark's "Coast" and the Hidden Legacy of Urban Culture; 15. Black Music as a Force for Social Change.
- 16. What You Mean, Du Wop?17. Classic American Music; 18. Singers and the Music; 19. Newark's Influence on American Music; 20. Ritual and Performance; 21. Bopera Theory; 22. "Jazz and the White Critic"; 23. Random Notes on the Last Decade; PART 2: GREAT MUSICIANS; 24. Panthalassa; 25. When Miles Split!; 26. David Murray, Ming's Samba; 27. David Murray, Fo Deuk Revue; 28. David Murray, Addenda to a Concert; 29. On Reissuing Trane; 30.