funk
Funk! Funk became popular around the 1960’s and 70’s, and it includes elements from other genres of music like jazz and R&B. Similar to disco,
Tyler, the Creator
Tyler, The Creator Tyler Gregory Okonma, or Tyler, the Creator, is a well-known rapper, songwriter, producer, and more. He has used music, fashion, and even
techno
Techno, a form of electronic music similar to disco, began in Detroit, Michigan in the 80’s. The group credited with the start of this genre
disco
Disco emerged around the 1970’s, originating in New York. This vibrant music found it’s beginnings in clubs and soon was a prominent part of the
Marian Anderson
The article, “Lift Every Voice: Marian Anderson, Florence B. Price And The Sound Of Black Sisterhood,” highlights the fact that Marian Anderson is a great
black musical theater
Black Musical Theater has its roots in minstrel shows, going back even as early as the 1840s. Some black slaves were promised freedom if they
gospel
Gospel is a genre of music that came as a result of jubilee quartets around the 1930’s. It emerged from big cities such as Chicago,
jazz
Louis Armstrong trumpet player born and raised in New Orleans, LA, pioneer of swing and early jazz Miles Davis played the trumpet, extremely popular/successful Bebop
negro spirituals
Negro spirituals were songs that slaves sang amongst themselves, both for entertainment purposes and to deliver messages discreetly. These messages were usually hopeful; the word
ragtime
Previous Next Ragtime was the popular music genre that is said to have started around 1896 and reached it’s height in 1920. It included a
jubilee quartets
Jubilee Quartets were vocal a cappella groups consisting of at least four black men, each one having a different tone of voice than the other.
Blues
Blues m blues blues 1930-1940 12 bar blues 1946-1969 iNFLUENTIAl blues musicians bessie smith known as “Empress of the Blues,” first seen in minstrel shows,
Folk Article Review
I read “Folk: The Beginning” by Alexis Moreland on blackmusicscholar.com. It only took me a few minutes to read it, which was kind of disappointing.
