Roots of Black Music in America
produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015 (Folkways Records, 1972), 1 hour 20 mins
Details
- Field of Interest
- American Music
- Description
This two volume-collection, is a survey of instrumental and vocal music from African cultures as well as from African American musicians in the southern United States. Producer Samuel Charters created the album with the intent to provide musical examples from "two worlds" through traditional offerings of African tribal music, cultural roots that were forcefully suppressed during the period of slavery in America, and African American music evocative of the influence of its predecessors. 41 songs, 1.3 hours, with liner notes featuring an introduction by Samuel Charters, descriptions of songs, and examples of archival documents describing early African music and black music in the southern United States.
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 1 hour 20 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Jazz Blues, Instrumental, Calypso, Work Song
- Label
- Folkways Records
- Producer
- Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015
- Release Date
- 1972
- Subject
- American Music, World Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, Sacred Music, United States and Canada, Música Sacra, Música Sagrada, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Música Sacra, Música Sagrada, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá