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a narrative documentary explaining the progression of African-American music. All files are used under the Fair Use Act for educational purposes.

https://timeline.carnegiehall.org/stories/african-origins-and-adaptations-in-african-american-music
African Origins and Adaptations in African American Music. 2. By Portia K. Maultsby, Ph.D. / Earl Stewart, Ph.D. "In Africa, music is central to all aspects of social life in multifarious ways. From lullabies to life-cycle events; from storytelling and games to social criticism; from agricultural pursuits, fishing, hunting, to kingship; from

https://www.revolt.tv/article/2021-06-14/51382/negro-spirituals-are-the-foundation-of-black-american-music-its-traditions-come-full-circle-with-hip-hop
The first jazz record, however, was recorded by an all-white group. In 1917, the novelty song "Livery Stable Blues" by the Original Dixieland Jass Band, was recorded in New York City, becoming one of American music's first hit singles, selling over one million copies. The glaring issue with the record, according to most accepted

https://www.onedetroitpbs.org/american-black-journal/negro-spirituals-the-music-that-helped-free-enslaved-african-americans/
All of these genres, from the blues, to gospel, to jazz, are still heavily, heavily utilizing elements of the Negro spiritual, which of course are connected to African culture and tradition. Dr. Brandon Waddles: The idea of the storyteller, the griot in African American culture, this idea of community engagement within music, the idea that

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_music
African-American music is the musical expression of the diverse cultural heritage and experiences of African Americans in the United States. It encompasses a wide range of genres, from spirituals and blues to jazz and hip hop, and has influenced the development of popular music worldwide. Learn more about the history, styles, and artists of African-American music on Wikipedia.

https://www.jazzhistorytree.com/negro-african-american-spirituals/
The key elements of Negro spirituals include call and response, which made its way to subsequent genres of music such as the blues, jazz, and gospel. In some ways, Negro spirituals were a form of resistance. ... 4 Pamela Crosby, "Part of history, African-American spirituals still heal," from Interpreter, Jan-Feb 2014, UMC,org, 2019,

https://www.si.edu/spotlight/african-american-music/roots-of-african-american-music
Roots of African American Music. African American music cannot be separated from the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the forced transportation of millions of African people across the Atlantic who were then enslaved. The cultures from which they were torn and the conditions into which they were forced both contributed to the sounds of African

https://www.si.edu/spotlight/african-american-music
The music of African Americans is one of the most poetic and inescapable examples of the importance of the African American experience to the cultural heritage of all Americans, regardless of race or origin. See full article by Steven Lewis on how African American music is a vital part of America's musical heritage. Explore a selection of the

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West End Blues. I Be so Glad When the Sun Goes Down. 0:00 / 16:31. African American Music: From Spirituals to Jazz and the Blues Austin Pegouske • 299K views • 4.1K likes. a narrative documentary explaining the progression of African-American music. All files are used under the Fair Use Act for educational purposes.

https://digitalcommons.whitworth.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=hi241
The beginnings of blues, along with all other forms of African American music, can be traced. back to the era of the slave trade starting in 1619 and ending in 1809. (Weissman 6) During this period, many west Africans were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean, a journey known as the Middle Passage, and. sold into slavery.

https://www.theblueslegacy.com/podcast/from-the-roots-the-birth-and-origins-of-blues-music/
Blues music's roots are intertwined with the musical expressions of African American life in the South, including field hollers, work songs, and spirituals. Field hollers, with their call-and-response structure, were a means of communication among enslaved workers, while work songs helped synchronize labor.

https://medium.com/the-collector/history-and-development-of-african-american-music-436c537d2e43
The African American songs ranged from slave era field hollers to spirituals to blues, jazz, and hip-hop. Classical And Spiritual Music AnonymousUnknown author / Public domain (commons.wikimedia.org)

https://www.britannica.com/art/blues-music/History-and-notable-musicians
Blues - African American, Delta, Jazz: The origins of the blues are poorly documented. Blues developed in the southern United States after the American Civil War (1861-65). It was influenced by work songs and field hollers, minstrel show music, ragtime, church music, and the folk and popular music of the white population. Blues derived from and was largely played by Southern Black men, most

https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Blues-Spirituals-Origins-Spirituality/dp/1629956732
When it came to art, art history, music and especially African-American music, Rookmaaker was second to none in evaluating all from a biblical and Christian perspective. ... it would help greatly if book had musical examples of types of music (jazz, blues, spirituals) mentioned. If a disc with musical samples (mentioned in the book) could be

https://www.affinity.org.uk/news/900-jazz-blues-and-spirituals-the-origins-and-spirituality-of-black-music-in-the-united-states/
Jazz, Blues, and Spirituals: The Origins and Spirituality of Black Music in the United States Hans Rookmaaker, 1960. Reprint, P&R Publishing, 2020, 242pp. ... The fact that African American music was a passion rather than an academic pursuit does not render his contribution unimportant. In fact, in many ways he was an expert. However, when

https://riffrevel.com/famous-african-american-music/
The blues genre emerged in the early 20th century as a fusion of African American musical traditions, incorporating elements of spirituals, work songs, and folk music. Blues music is characterized by its emotive lyrics, soulful vocals, and expressive guitar playing.

https://webcontent.indianhills.edu/_myhills/courses/MUS205/documents/lu02_roots.pdf
In this unit, we will examine some of the precedents for jazz such as traditional African musical practices, early African-American styles, the blues, and ragtime. Jazz began through an acculturation of two very diverse musical cultures; the powerful drumming and vocal practices of West Africa, and the traditions of Western European music.

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African-American music stems from spirituals. These traditional songs, forged in the heart of the slave experience, have been the common ancestors of the blues, jazz, hip-hop, rap, even rock and roll. Yet, though all American music that has defined itself as "black" carries some distinct qualities from the

https://medium.com/@systementcorp/the-evolution-of-african-american-music-from-spirituals-to-hip-hop-a96aa7652c22
A: African-American music evolved through a fusion of African musical traditions, spirituals, blues, jazz, gospel, R&B, soul, and hip-hop. Each genre built upon the foundations laid by its

https://www.jstor.org/stable/48664480?pq-origsite=summon
cohesion of James Baldwin's"Sonny's Blues. As a result, we must e. plore the spectrum of"musical references Baldwin makes to unveil their delicate conjunctions. It is vital to probe the traditions of African-American music—Spirituals, Blues, Jazz, and Pop—to get a more comprehensive sense of how Ba. dwin makes use of music from the

https://blackmusicscholar.com/negro-spirituals-notable-songs-and-impact-on-modern-music/
The spirituals are the foundation of some of the commonly known genres we use today such as jazz, blues, and r&b. The Jubilee Singers of Fisk University (Nashville, Tennessee) were a chorus of former slaves that went on to change black American music forever. The group went on tour in the U.S. and Europe to perform spirituals.

http://www.thereverandgeorgeleemuseumsofafricanamericanhistoryandheritage.com/history-on-negro-spirituals-blues-and-the-gospel.html
Later, as all three forms became popular outside the black community, they were less mutually exclusive. Composer and pianist Thomas A. Dorsey often referred to as "the father of the gospel song," played a major role in the development of gospel music as we know it today. 17150 US HWY 49 Belzoni, MS 39038. 1-662-836-7761 or 1-662-336-2624.

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781315569475/black-music-black-poetry-gordon-thompson
Black Music, Black Poetry offers readers a fuller appreciation of the diversity of approaches to reading black American poetry. It does so by linking a diverse body of poetry to musical genres that range from the spirituals to contemporary jazz.

https://www.saipantribune.com/opinion/columnists/june-is-african-american-music-appreciation-month/article_ee558144-3476-11ef-9b03-230b597f9cc7.html
Sacred Music (Gospel), Folk Music, Blues, Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Rock and Roll, Hip Hop, and Rap. ... 'Oh Freedom' is an African American spiritual that was commonly sung as a part of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. It was made popular by human rights activist and singer Odetta.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/celebrating-the-history-of-african-american-music/ss-BB1h4ucr
Pre-Turpin spirituals and blues music were played, taught, and performed organically, but after Turpin became the first African American to pen, notate, and publish a ragtime song in 1897, the

https://libguides.princeton.edu/az/databases
American Gazettes: Newspapers of Record. 120 newspapers of record from 35 states providing local facts and figures, official announcements, transaction records, legal decisions, and business notices, as well as covering general news. 1796-1884. American Hebrew and Jewish Messenger.