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California Soul: Music of African Americans in the West (Music of the African Diaspora, 1) by Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje and Eddie S. Meadows is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is California Soul: Music of African Americans in the West (Music of the African Diaspora, 1) about?

This new series, co-sponsored with The Center for Black Music Research of Columbia College, seeks to increase our understanding of black music genres and their importance to the cultures of the Atlantic world, including their influence on African musical styles. Books in the series will examine the wide-ranging music of the African diaspora—including the folk-derived musical styles of the Americas as well as European-influenced concert hall music of the entire black Atlantic world—by analyzing issues critical to our interpretation of the music itself and exploring the relationships between music and the other black expressive arts. Focusing on blues, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, and soul music, __California Soul__ is one of the first books to explore the rich musical heritage of African Americans in California. The contributors describe in detail the individual artists, locales, groups, musical styles, and regional qualities, and the result is an important book that lays the groundwork for a whole new field of study. The essays draw from oral histories, music recordings, newspaper articles and advertisements, as well as population statistics to provide insightful discussions of

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Author

Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje and Eddie S. Meadows

Publisher

University of California Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780520918146

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Music, Arts