African American Music.African American Music Mellonee V. Burnim Portia Portia (pôr`shə), in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus. K Maultsby Routledge 270 Madison Ave., New York NY 10016 www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com 0415941385 $35.00 www.amazon.com Co-edited by Mellonee V. Burnim and Portia K. Maultsby for a college-level introduction perfect for classroom text use or library reference, you can't go wrong with African American Music: An Introduction--it gathers thirty essays by leading scholars to survey major Afro-American musical genres both sacred and secular over the extent of American history, uses studies from both ethnographic fieldwork and recordings, and adds biography, photos and illustrations, and references which bring the scholarly focus to life. The blend of scholarly research, field research and cultural observation makes African American Music: An Introduction the perfect text for study. |
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