AfroMuse: The Evolution of Afro-American Music
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The story of music making in early African societies and its importation to America. A review showing the musical influences of Africa onto America. Chapters include: Africa's history, musicology, instruments, the middle passage, seasoning in the islands, new world Africans arrive with their music, conversion to Christianity, the spirituals, camp meetings, the blues and hip hop's real origins.