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| ARTICLES RELATED TO African American music | | | |  African American music: Encyclopedia II - African American - African American historyMain article: African American history
Africans in America, like their European counterparts, are composed of many diverse ethnic groups. Over 40 identifiable ethnic groups from 25 different kingdoms were shipped to the United States after being sold to traders during the Atlantic Slave trade. The vast majority of these people came from an area spanning from present day Senegal all the way to Democratic Republic of Congo. Over time, Africans in America formed a new and common identity focused on their mutual condition in Americ ...
See also:African American, African American - Nomenclature, African American - Current Demographics, African American - African American history, African American - Ethnicity, African American - Contemporary issues, African American - Culture, African American - The term African American, African American - Political overtones, African American - Criticism of term, African American - Who is African American?, African American - Terms no longer in common use, African American - Black American population, African American - Other groups, African American - Footnotes Read more here: » African American: Encyclopedia II - African American - African American history |
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| | | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - African American - Nomenclature The term "African American" has been in common usage in the United States since the late 1980s, when greater numbers of African Americans began to adopt the term self-referentially. Malcolm X favored the term "African American" over "Negro" and used the term at an OAAU (Organization of Afro American Unity) meeting in the early 1960s, saying, "Twenty-two million African-Americans - that's what we are - Africans who are in America." Former NBA player/coach Lenny Wilkens is another who used the term as a teenager when filling a job application. ...
See also:African American, African American - Nomenclature, African American - Current Demographics, African American - African American history, African American - Ethnicity, African American - Contemporary issues, African American - Culture, African American - The term African American, African American - Political overtones, African American - Criticism of term, African American - Who is African American?, African American - Terms no longer in common use, African American - Black American population, African American - Other groups, African American - Footnotes Read more here: » African American: Encyclopedia II - African American - Nomenclature |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - African American - Black American population The following gives the black population in the U.S. over time, based on U.S. Census figures. (Numbers from years 1920 to 2000 are based on U.S. Census figures as given on page 377 of the Time Almanac of 2005.
note: The CIA World Factbook gives the current 2005 figure as 12.9% [21]
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See also:African American, African American - Nomenclature, African American - Current Demographics, African American - African American history, African American - Ethnicity, African American - Contemporary issues, African American - Culture, African American - The term African American, African American - Political overtones, African American - Criticism of term, African American - Who is African American?, African American - Terms no longer in common use, African American - Black American population, African American - Other groups, African American - Footnotes Read more here: » African American: Encyclopedia II - African American - Black American population |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - African American - Culture Main article: African American culture
African American culture is an amalgam of influences, including African, Caribbean, European, and Latino cultures. From its music and dance, to speech, demeanor, and foodways, African American culture bears the strong imprint of West Africa, particularly in rural portions of the Deep South and Sea Islands of Georgia and South Carolina.
African American music is one of the most pervasive African American cultural influences in the United States today. Hip hop, rock, R&B, funk, an ...
See also:African American, African American - Nomenclature, African American - Current Demographics, African American - African American history, African American - Ethnicity, African American - Contemporary issues, African American - Culture, African American - The term African American, African American - Political overtones, African American - Criticism of term, African American - Who is African American?, African American - Terms no longer in common use, African American - Black American population, African American - Other groups, African American - Footnotes Read more here: » African American: Encyclopedia II - African American - Culture |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - African American - Contemporary issues Main article: African American contemporary issues
Many African Americans have significantly improved their social and economic standing since the Civil Rights Movement, and recent decades have witnessed the expansion of a robust, African American middle class across the United States. However, due in part to a legacy of racism and discrimination, African Americans as a group remain at a pronounced economic, educational and social disadvantage relative to European Americans. Economically, the median income of African Americans ...
See also:African American, African American - Nomenclature, African American - Current Demographics, African American - African American history, African American - Ethnicity, African American - Contemporary issues, African American - Culture, African American - The term African American, African American - Political overtones, African American - Criticism of term, African American - Who is African American?, African American - Terms no longer in common use, African American - Black American population, African American - Other groups, African American - Footnotes Read more here: » African American: Encyclopedia II - African American - Contemporary issues |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - African American culture - Agriculture and food The cultivation and use of many agricultural products in the U.S., such as yams, peanuts, rice, okra, sorghum, grits, watermelon, indigo dyes, and cotton, can be traced to African and African American influences. African American foods reflect creative responses to racial and economic oppression. Under slavery, African Americans were not allowed to eat better cuts of meat, and after Emancipation many often were too poor to afford them. Soul food, a hearty cuisine commonly associated with African Americans in the South (but also common among ...
See also:African American culture, African American culture - Language, African American culture - Religion, African American culture - Christianity, African American culture - Islam, African American culture - Other religious movements, African American culture - Traditional and Animist Practices, African American culture - Agriculture and food, African American culture - Holidays Read more here: » African American culture: Encyclopedia II - African American culture - Agriculture and food |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - African American culture - Holidays In 1926 African American scholar Carter Godwin Woodson organized the first Negro History Week, to focus attention on previously neglected aspects of the black experience in the United States. Woodson chose February to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, as well as the anniversary of the founding of the NAACP. Renamed Black History Week in 1972, the observance was extended to become Black History Month in 1976. During February, lectures, exhibitions, banquets, cultural events, and television and radio progra ...
See also:African American culture, African American culture - Language, African American culture - Religion, African American culture - Christianity, African American culture - Islam, African American culture - Other religious movements, African American culture - Traditional and Animist Practices, African American culture - Agriculture and food, African American culture - Holidays Read more here: » African American culture: Encyclopedia II - African American culture - Holidays |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - Music history of the United States - American roots music Main article: American roots music
The first musicians anywhere in North America were Native Americans, who consist of hundreds of ethnic groups across the country, each with their own unique styles of folk music. Of these cultures, many, and their musical traditions, are now extinct, though some remain relatively vibrant in a modern form, such as Hawaiian music.
By the 16th century, large-scale immigration of English, French and Spanish settlers brought new kinds of folk music. This was followed by the importation of Af ...
See also:Music history of the United States, Music history of the United States - American roots music, Music history of the United States - African American music, Music history of the United States - Appalachian folk music, Music history of the United States - Other forms of American roots music, Music history of the United States - Popular music, Music history of the United States - 1940s and 1950s, Music history of the United States - Roots of country music, Music history of the United States - Gospel and doo wop, Music history of the United States - Latin music, Music history of the United States - Cajun and Creole music, Music history of the United States - 1960s and 70s, Music history of the United States - Early 1960s, Music history of the United States - Psychedelic rock, Music history of the United States - Soul and funk, Music history of the United States - Country and folk, Music history of the United States - Tejano, Music history of the United States - 1970s, Music history of the United States - Heavy metal, Music history of the United States - Outlaw country, Music history of the United States - Hip hop, Music history of the United States - Salsa, Music history of the United States - Punk rock, Music history of the United States - 1980s and 90s, Music history of the United States - Hip hop, Music history of the United States - 1990s Read more here: » Music history of the United States: Encyclopedia II - Music history of the United States - American roots music |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - African American - The term African American
African American - Political overtones.
The term African American carries important political overtones. Previous terms used to identify Americans of African ancestry were conferred upon the group by whites and were included in the wording of various laws and legal decisions which became tools of white supremacy and oppression. There developed among blacks in America a growing desire for a term of their own choosing.
With the political consciousness that emerged from the political and social ferment ...
See also:African American, African American - Nomenclature, African American - Current Demographics, African American - African American history, African American - Contemporary issues, African American - Culture, African American - The term African American, African American - Political overtones, African American - Who is African American?, African American - Terms no longer in common use, African American - Black American population, African American - Other groups Read more here: » African American: Encyclopedia II - African American - The term African American |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Ireland Main article: Celtic music in the United States
Joseph Halliday, a Dubliner, is notable for having introduced the keyed bugle in 1810. While not a technical innovation (the keyed trumpet was already known), it did become extremely popular in the burgeoning brass band tradition and inspired a whole family of instruments, the ophicleides. In the middle of the 19th century, Irish bandleader Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore was very influential, having introduced a wide range of reed instruments as well as developing instrumentation tha ...
See also:Music of immigrant communities in the United States, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Armenia, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Cape Verde, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - China, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Czech, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Eastern European Jews, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - England, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Philippines, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - France, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Germany, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Greece, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Iran, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Ireland, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Italy, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Jamaica, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Japan, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Norway, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Poland, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Serbia and Montenegro, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Slovenia, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Ukraine, Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Vietnam Read more here: » Music of immigrant communities in the United States: Encyclopedia II - Music of immigrant communities in the United States - Ireland |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - Music of Canada - Popular music Main article: Canadian popular music
Before the explosion of modern popular music in the 1950s, Canada produced several notable stars. Bea Lillie of the World War 1 era, songwriter Shelton Brooks, doo wop group The Four Lads, bandleader Guy Lombardo, pop stars Gisele MacKenzie and Robert Goulet, jazz virtuosos Maynard Ferguson, Moe Koffman, and Oscar Peterson, and pop-country stars Wilf Carter and Hank Snow were all well-known.
After Elvis Presley's rockabilly style reached Canada in 1955, The Four Lads became one of the ...
See also:Music of Canada, Music of Canada - Folk music, Music of Canada - French-Canadian music, Music of Canada - Maritime music, Music of Canada - Newfoundland music, Music of Canada - Western Canada, Music of Canada - First Nations, Music of Canada - Other immigrant communities, Music of Canada - Popular music, Music of Canada - Canadian popular styles, Music of Canada - 1970s, Music of Canada - 1980s, Music of Canada - 1990s, Music of Canada - 2000s, Music of Canada - Classical music, Music of Canada - Canto Pop, Music of Canada - Patriotic Canadian Songs, Music of Canada - Music awards, Music of Canada - Canada's musical landscape Read more here: » Music of Canada: Encyclopedia II - Music of Canada - Popular music |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - Blues - History
Blues - Origins.
Main article: Origins of the blues
Blues has evolved from the spare music of poor black laborers into a wide variety of complex styles and subgenres, spawning regional variations across the United States and, later, Europe, Africa and elsewhere. What is now considered "blues" as well as modern "country music" arose at approximately the same time and place during the nineteenth century in the southern United States. Recorded blues and country can be found from as far bac ...
See also:Blues, Blues - Characteristics, Blues - Origins, Blues - Lyrics, Blues - Musical style, Blues - History, Blues - Origins, Blues - Prewar blues, Blues - Early postwar blues, Blues - Blues in the '60s and '70s, Blues - Blues from the 1980s to the present, Blues - Musical impact, Blues - Social impact, Blues - Notes Read more here: » Blues: Encyclopedia II - Blues - History |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - Music history of the United States during the colonial era - New England colonial music Main article: New England colonial music
The religious singing traditions of New England played an important role in the early evolution of American music. Beginning with the Pilgrim colonists, who brought the Ainsworth Psalter with them to the New World, church hymns were popular across the region. Common New Englanders soon developed their own traditions, which were viewed by some as degenerate and wanton.
See also:Music history of the United States during the colonial era, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Native American music, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Appalachian folk music, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Fiddling, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Lined-out hymnody, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - New England colonial music, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - New England choral traditions, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Secular folk music, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - John Wesley's legacy and the spread south, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Shakers, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - European professionals, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Gentleman amateur composers, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Lowell Mason, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Rural Pennsylvanian music, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Mennonites, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Ephrata Cloister, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Moravian Church, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Pietists, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - African Americans, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Drums, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Banjo, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Notes, Music history of the United States during the colonial era - Additional sources Read more here: » Music history of the United States during the colonial era: Encyclopedia II - Music history of the United States during the colonial era - New England colonial music |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - Music history of the United States in the late 19th century - Minstrelsy Main article: Minstrel show
Solo performers in blackface were well-known by the middle of the 19th century. Similar parodies of Africans had been popular during the late 18th century in England, and they spread across the Atlantic through the efforts of comedians like Charles Mathews, Thomas Rice and George Washington Dixon. Rice remains perhaps the best known, chiefly through the historical importance of his "Jump Jim Crow". The first minstrel group was probably the Virginia Minstrels, who performing in 1843 in New York City ( ...
See also:Music history of the United States in the late 19th century, Music history of the United States in the late 19th century - African American music, Music history of the United States in the late 19th century - Ragtime, Music history of the United States in the late 19th century - Minstrelsy, Music history of the United States in the late 19th century - Black minstrels, Music history of the United States in the late 19th century - Blackface, Music history of the United States in the late 19th century - Military marches, Music history of the United States in the late 19th century - Eastern European immigrants, Music history of the United States in the late 19th century - Tin Pan Alley Read more here: » Music history of the United States in the late 19th century: Encyclopedia II - Music history of the United States in the late 19th century - Minstrelsy |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - Blues - History
Blues - Origins.
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See also:Blues, Blues - Characteristics, Blues - Origins, Blues - Lyrics, Blues - Musical style, Blues - History, Blues - Origins, Blues - Prewar blues, Blues - Early postwar blues, Blues - Blues in the '60s and '70s, Blues - Blues from the 1980s to the present, Blues - Musical impact, Blues - Social impact, Blues - Notes Read more here: » Blues: Encyclopedia II - Blues - History |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - Salsa music - History In the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Cuban music within Cuba was evolving into new styles derived primarily from son and rumba, while the Cubans in New York, living among many Latinos from Puerto Rico and elsewhere, began playing their own distinctive styles, influenced most importantly by African American music [12]. Their music included son and guarachas, as well as tango, bolero and danza, with prominent influences from jazz [13]. While the New York scene continued ...
See also:Salsa music, Salsa music - Characteristics, Salsa music - Rhythm, Salsa music - Instrumentation, Salsa music - History, Salsa music - Origins, Salsa music - 1970s, Salsa music - 1980s, Salsa music - 1990s to the present, Salsa music - Notes Read more here: » Salsa music: Encyclopedia II - Salsa music - History |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - Music of the United States - Folk music Main article: American roots music
Folk music in the United States is varied across the country's numerous ethnic groups. The Native American tribes each play their own varieties of folk music, most of it spiritual in nature. African American music includes blues and gospel, descendents of West African music brought to the Americas by slaves and mixed with Western European music. During the colonial era, English, French and Spanish styles and instruments were brought to the Americas. By the early 20th century, the United States ...
See also:Music of the United States, Music of the United States - Characteristics, Music of the United States - Folk music, Music of the United States - Native American music, Music of the United States - African American music, Music of the United States - Anglo-American music, Music of the United States - Other immigrant communities, Music of the United States - Classical music, Music of the United States - Colonial music, Music of the United States - 19th century, Music of the United States - 20th century, Music of the United States - Popular music, Music of the United States - Early popular song, Music of the United States - Popular recorded music, Music of the United States - Music institutions, Music of the United States - Music education, Music of the United States - Music festivals and holidays, Music of the United States - Notes Read more here: » Music of the United States: Encyclopedia II - Music of the United States - Folk music |
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| | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - Show Boat - Racism and Controversy
Show Boat - Integration.
Show Boat boldly portrayed racial difficulties, and for a 1927 show it was quite progressive in doing so. It was the first racially integrated musical, in that both black and white performers appeared on-stage together [3]. Ziegfeld’s Follies allowed single African American performers like Bert Williams, but would never have had an African American woman in the chorus. However, S ...
See also:Show Boat, Show Boat - Plot Synopsis, Show Boat - Songs, Show Boat - Production History, Show Boat - Racism and Controversy, Show Boat - Integration, Show Boat - Language and Stereotypes, Show Boat - Revisions and Cancellations, Show Boat - 1994 Revival, Show Boat - Analysis, Show Boat - Trivia, Show Boat - Notes Read more here: » Show Boat: Encyclopedia II - Show Boat - Racism and Controversy |
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| | | | | | African American music: Encyclopedia II - Music of Maryland - Music history The documented music history of Maryland begins during the colonial era, in the 18th century. Prior to that, Native Americans lived in the state, but left behind few traces of their musical life. The city of Annapolis was a major center for music during the colonial era; the city's Tuesday Club left behind documentation of musical life in Annapolis, one of the most complete sources for musical knowledge about that era in the United States. The larger city of Baltimore eventually replaced Annapolis as a center for music in Maryland, and event ...
See also:Music of Maryland, Music of Maryland - Music institutions, Music of Maryland - Music venues, Music of Maryland - Music history, Music of Maryland - Colonial-era music, Music of Maryland - Early independence and 19th century, Music of Maryland - Early 20th century, Music of Maryland - Folk music, Music of Maryland - Popular music, Music of Maryland - References and notes Read more here: » Music of Maryland: Encyclopedia II - Music of Maryland - Music history |
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