Let’s get down and Funkyyy!
December 4, 2019
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Lets Get Down and Funkyyy! Funk is considered an urban form of dance music. This genre of music emerged in the 1960s and gained more
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Musical Theater: Done the Right Way
December 2, 2019
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Musical Theater: Done the Right Way Black people weren’t originally able to partake in musical theater performances because of course, racism and segregation. To take
TECHNO-LOGY 😉
December 2, 2019
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TECHNO-LOGY 😉 The 3 originators for Techno music are Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, and Derrick Mays. These three African America Males met when they were
DISCO DOWNNN!!
December 2, 2019
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DISCO DOWNNN!! The genre Disco originated from underground dance venues in New York City in the 1970s. It was very interesting to learn that DJs,
Jazz: Classical Appeal
December 2, 2019
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* JAZZ: CLASSICAL APPEAL * Although Jazz is its own genre, there are many subgenres of this miraculous genre. These subgenres include Classical/ Traditional, Bebop,
Gospel Post
November 8, 2019
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* Gospel Music * Gospel music is now known as a genre of Christian music, but its
Negro Spirituals
November 5, 2019
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* NEGRO SPIRITUALS * Negro spirituals were songs created by the enslaved Africans who were captured and brought to the United States to be sold
Ragtime Post
November 4, 2019
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* Ragtime * Ragtime is a genre of musical composition for the piano, generally in duple meter and containing a highly syncopated treble lead over
Blues Review
September 30, 2019
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Published by Jewel Lewis The genre of Blues rooted in Africa, but it developed in the southern united states after the American Civil War that
Jubilee Quartet Review
September 30, 2019
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Published by Jewel Lewis The heightened period for jubilee quartets took place between 1916-1929. Jubilee Quartets were usually described as African-American Musical groups that were
Marian Anderson Article Review
September 8, 2019
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Marian Anderson was an amazing folk singer on top her being an important figure in the struggle for black artist to overcome racial prejudice in
Folk Music Review
September 4, 2019
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Jewel Lewis August 27, 2019 Professor Johnson Survey of Music The article discusses how folk music originated. And of course, it stems from African
