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The roots of so much of today’s music are drawn directly from the men and women carried across the Atlantic in chains. This important book bridges African diaspora studies, music studies, and transatlantic and colonial American literature to trace the lineage of African and African diasporic musical life in the early modern period.

Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Musical Encounters in Early Modern Atlantic Africa
  • 2. Circulating African Musical Knowledge to the Americas: Macow’s Xylophone
  • 3. Plantation Gatherings and the Foundation of Black American Music
  • 4. Race and Professional Musicianship in the Early Caribbean: In Search of Mr. Baptiste
  • 5. African Traditions and the Evolution of Caribbean Festival Culture in the 18th Century
  • 6. Songs from the 1770s: A Musical Moment
  • Epilogue: Listening for Tena

African Musicians in the Atlantic World

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      Publisher: MP-VIR Uni of Virginia
      Publication Date: 11/3/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780813949772, 978-0813949772
      ISBN10: 0813949777

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The roots of so much of today’s music are drawn directly from the men and women carried across the Atlantic in chains. This important book bridges African diaspora studies, music studies, and transatlantic and colonial American literature to trace the lineage of African and African diasporic musical life in the early modern period.

      Table of Contents
      • Introduction
      • 1. Musical Encounters in Early Modern Atlantic Africa
      • 2. Circulating African Musical Knowledge to the Americas: Macow’s Xylophone
      • 3. Plantation Gatherings and the Foundation of Black American Music
      • 4. Race and Professional Musicianship in the Early Caribbean: In Search of Mr. Baptiste
      • 5. African Traditions and the Evolution of Caribbean Festival Culture in the 18th Century
      • 6. Songs from the 1770s: A Musical Moment
      • Epilogue: Listening for Tena

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