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Black Music Is
Marcus Amaker
Item #:
9781737469605
Price:
$21.99
Black Music Is provides a poetic tribute to Black music
and history through the ears of Bebop the cat who plays
records by Black musicians in the genres of blues, hip-hop,
rock, bluegrass, and jazz. Every record takes the cat to a
different colorful sonic world and introduces readers to
historical music icons like Big Mama Thornton, BB King, Sister
Rosetta Tharpe, Max Roach, Prince, and Alice Coltrane as well
as
modern-day musicians including Our Native Daughters, Saba,
Rapsody, Big Joanie, and Black Thought. Author Marcus
Amaker
(Charleston, South Carolina's first Poet Laureate) created the
book with
the intent of highlighting the contributions of lesser known
artists and encouraging discussion and exploration of the deep
and far-ranging contributions of Black musicians to the
American musical landscape. The book
includes a short essay by Amaker and a list of recommended
albums for further listening.Book, 38 pages.
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