Book cover for The music of black Americans : a history
Description
A new edition of the classic text on African American music. Beginning with the arrival of the first Africans in the English colonies, Eileen Southern weaves a fascinating narrative of intense musical activity. As singers, players, and composers, black American musicians are fully chronicled in this landmark book. Now in the third edition, the author has brought the entire text up to date and has added a wealth of new material covering the latest developments in gospel, blues, jazz, classical, crossover, Broadway, and rap as they relate to African American music.
Publisher W. W. Norton & Co
ISBN10 0393971414
ISBN13 9780393971415
Number of Pages 678
File Size DL-473MB
Shelf Number FW799
Grade Range
Ages 20 - 99
Format Audio Plus Download, EPub Download