Hasta La Vista, Baby!
As the school year comes to an end I am glad we ended on a high note. Get it? Because it’s a music class. I have learned so much, from spirituals to hip hop and
eternityb May 11, 2018
As the school year comes to an end I am glad we ended on a high note. Get it? Because it’s a music class. I have learned so much, from spirituals to hip hop and
Oh Hip Hop, you don’t stop. Since the late 70s you have boomed boxes, graced radios and even today you’ve been played across phones everywhere. Hip hop is the product of Black communities within the United
I created this poster to recognize brilliant Black artist and genres that blessed this country with their creativity from the 60’s to the 80’s. Many of the artist on this poster are my personal favorites,
Abstract Through generations of Black creativity and musical expression there have been few that come close to the iconic Niggaz With Attitudes also known as N.W.A. Trailblazers in rap culture the renowned controversial group were
Classical music has been a pivotal genre since artistic expression became prominent in Europe. Between the baroque and romantic periods was when a variety of classical composition were made from 1750 to 1820. Classical music
Ragtime is an amazing musical style that thrived between 1895 and 1918. It is a upbeat, fun sound and its cardinal trait is its syncopated rhythm, meaning it has one steady beat in the background while
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[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzcwWMqRjl8[/embedyt] In recent years millennials have once again called attention to the fact that the white race are embezzling in our Black gold. Instead of appreciating our creative genius they have continuously appropriated our
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMohuzLl6UU[/embedyt] The Jubilee Quartet genre, which derives from negro spirituals and folk music, made its debut in 1871 when Fisk University toured the Midwest spreading their gift of song and culture. While Fisk University
Negro Spirituals are the foundation that music expanded upon. Before there was Hip hop and rap and R&B, there was a multitude of black men and women congregating and singing. You may think of roots