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Book Synopsis
Take a look at the influences and key movements in the development of black artists and their work across the generations

Trade Review
The layout is excellent, as are the illustrations, with woodcuts, portraits and photographs adding to the richness of the text. * School Librarian *

Table of Contents
  • 1: Introduction
  • 2: The music of Africa
  • 3: Music and slavery
  • 4: The actor – Ira Aldridge
  • 5: The composer – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  • 6: Images of black people in art
  • 7: The Harlem Renaissance
  • 8: The London scene
  • 9: Writing the Civil Rights Movement
  • 10: Motown
  • 11: Jimi Hendrix
  • 12: The reggae beat
  • 13: Dub poets – Kwesi-Johnson, Zephaniah
  • 14: Punk and two-tone
  • 15: From hip hop to dubstep
  • 16: Contemporary writers, artists and musicians
  • 17: Timeline
  • 18: Websites and Bibliography

Black History Arts and Music

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    A Paperback / softback by Dan Lyndon-Cohen

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      Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/10/2020
      ISBN13: 9781445180786, 978-1445180786
      ISBN10: 1445180782

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Take a look at the influences and key movements in the development of black artists and their work across the generations

      Trade Review
      The layout is excellent, as are the illustrations, with woodcuts, portraits and photographs adding to the richness of the text. * School Librarian *

      Table of Contents
      • 1: Introduction
      • 2: The music of Africa
      • 3: Music and slavery
      • 4: The actor – Ira Aldridge
      • 5: The composer – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
      • 6: Images of black people in art
      • 7: The Harlem Renaissance
      • 8: The London scene
      • 9: Writing the Civil Rights Movement
      • 10: Motown
      • 11: Jimi Hendrix
      • 12: The reggae beat
      • 13: Dub poets – Kwesi-Johnson, Zephaniah
      • 14: Punk and two-tone
      • 15: From hip hop to dubstep
      • 16: Contemporary writers, artists and musicians
      • 17: Timeline
      • 18: Websites and Bibliography

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