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Offers an epic history of a little-known African American instrumental music form. John Shaw follows the music from its roots in West Africa and early American militia drumming to its prominence in African American communities during the time of Reconstruction, both as a rallying tool for political militancy and a community music.

Following the Drums African American Fife and

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      Publisher: MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi
      Publication Date: 5/23/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781496839541, 978-1496839541
      ISBN10: 1496839544

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Offers an epic history of a little-known African American instrumental music form. John Shaw follows the music from its roots in West Africa and early American militia drumming to its prominence in African American communities during the time of Reconstruction, both as a rallying tool for political militancy and a community music.

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