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Women in Ragtime Ragtime When you think about Ragtime, you should automatically think of the piano. As it can be defined as a genre of
Introduction The term Jubilee Quartet was derived from a group of singers known as the Fisk Jubilee Singers. This group was formed at Fisk University,
Introduction The Ring Shout equally requires bodily actions and soulful shouts. To slaves it was more than just the biblical scriptures put into a song.
What is Jazz? Jazz is a unique music style that originated in the African American communities of New Orleans. Jazz is a blend of blues,
Traditional New Orleans Jazz Traditional New Orleans jazz is a musical genre with distinguishing poetic features that within a discrete, social framework, are connected
Let’s Get Jazzy! Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Blues music was known to break down the stereotypes of Black people and play a role in the fight for justice and equality during the
