The Transformation of Black Music
Author | : Samuel A. Floyd (Jr.) |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195307245 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195307240 |
Rating | : 4/5 (240 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Transformation of Black Music by : Samuel A. Floyd (Jr.)
Download or read book The Transformation of Black Music written by Samuel A. Floyd (Jr.) and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Transformation of Black Music includes a full spectrum of black musics from four continents as it argues for a re-codification of black musics and performers. Framed by a call and response argument, the authors present not only a more holistic and historically accurate understanding of musics in the African Diaspora, but also an intellectually robust future for the field of black music research.