The Appropriation of African Music: History of the Banjo
/*! elementor – v3.5.4 – 23-01-2022 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} Cultural Appropriate and The Banjo The banjo is described as being an instrument very similar to the Kora and typically has four strings. Commonly seen a white instrument contributed to “red-necks” or “hillbillies” the banjo has a long and intensive history, […]
Black Liberation through the Empathetic Imagination: Harriet Tubman’s Feminism and her Use of Folk Music
Black Liberation through Empathetic Liberation: Folk Music and Feminism by Kalila Farrakhan Folk music was a genre of music that was brought to the Americas by the enslaved Africans that were captured and sold during the transatlantic slave trade. Folk music was described as music that existed as a part of the everyday lives […]
Rhiannon Giddens – Folk Music Pioneer
Rhiannon Giddens-Folk Music Pioneer Folk music originates from oral story-telling that has been down through generations of families. The folk music that we know and love today, would not be here if it was not for efforts of African American/black people. Folk music like many other music forms was crafted and perfected by black musicians […]
