Survey of African American Music – Black Music Scholar

FOLK MUSIC

By The Beatles, For The Beatles: Apple Corps Limited

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Strange Fruition–Nina Simone’s Impact on Folk Music

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Folk music, in particular, invokes an emotional response from its listeners. The music shows itself to be raw at times and can often express emotions

Folk Music

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Folk Music Thesis Folk is important because it inspired change during the Civil Rights Movement and united Americans of all races under one cause. History

Unit 3 & 4 Summary

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Thesis : African Americans spirituals were created due to force but ended up becoming a commodity throughout slavery. In all slavery formed African American spirituals

Unit 2&3

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Thesis: I believe spirituals are the most influential genre. I say this because if it weren’t for this genre a lot of music that we

The Invisible Church: A Safe Haven for Slaves

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Jubilee Quartet

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Jubilee Quartets

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Influence On The Black Sound

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European Influence On The Black Sound Similar to many aspects of modern culture a society, music has been formed with a sprinkle of multiple different

Gil Scott Heron, The Revolutionist

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Thesis Gil Scott-Heron was a controversial poet and songwriter whose willingness to undeniably speak the truth, laid the foundation for future socially conscious artists. Who

Chess Records

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Chess recorded, located in Chicago and founded in 1950, captured and shaped a new style of American music that was heavily shaped by the South.

Women of the Blues

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The Ragtime Superstar

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Ragtime: As American as Collard Greens

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The Impact of “The King of Ragtime” Scott Joplin

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How Traditional Jazz influenced the Princess and the Frog!

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Ornette Coleman and Free Jazz

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Who was Ornette Coleman Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer known as a principal founder of the free

Brunswick Records

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Nia Butler and Lauren Forney Brunswick Records was a popular record company along Record Row in Chicago. /*! elementor – v3.9.0 – 06-12-2022 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading

Back Down Memory Lane: A Minnie Riperton Biography

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Disco and Funk: Music for a Movement

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Sly and The Family Stone

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Juan Atkins- The Father of Techno

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Juan Atkins is an American record producer and DJ from Detroit, Michigan. He was described by Mixmag as “the original pioneer of Detroit techno”. Juan’s

History and Influence of House Music

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House music was made in the 1980s from DJs altering disco songs by giving them a mechanical beat and heavier basslines. The pioneers of house

The Two Waves of Detroit Techno Music: Techno and Rave!

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The Two Waves of Detroit Techno Music: Techno and Rave! Techno, house, and rave (electro) are the primary forms of electronic music in Detroit. Though

Father of Funk

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Disco/Funk in the 70s/80s

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Disco and funk

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Record Labels of the Mid-20th century

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By the time genres like Rhythm and Blues, Jazz, and Soul became prominent, there were record labels that grew alongside the popularity and widespread consumption

The Season of SZA

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R&B and the Evolution of the Vocal Harmony Group

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R&B and the Evolution of the Vocal Harmony Group What is R&B? Rhythm and blues, or R&B music, is a form of Black dance music

Ari Lennox – A New Addition to NeoSoul

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Introduction Ari Lennox is not just a woman of self-worth, but also self-value. This is felt in her songs and seen through her mannerisms. March

Soul Train- 70s and 80s

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Jill Scott – Queen of Neo-Soul

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Lil Wayne- Most Influential Rapper

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The New Jack Swing Era

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By: D’yasia Ford, Lindani Maphenduka, Sydney Lampkins, Elyse Robinson New jack-swing gave new life to rap and introduced pop culture to a new style of

Fashion and Hip Hop

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MUS 240 survey of African american music

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FOLK MUSIC

NEGRO SPIRITUALS

JUBILEE QUARTETS

BLUES

RAGTIME

JAZZ

FUNK

TECHNO / HOUSE

DISCO

RHYTHM & BLUES

SOUL

HIP HOP / RAP

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