Cultural codes [electronic resource] : makings of a Black music philosophy : an interpretive history from spirituals to hip hop / William C. Banfield.
"No art can survive without an understanding of, and dedication to, the values envisioned by its creators. No culture over time has existed without a belief system to sustain its survival. Black music is no different. In Cultural Codes: Makings of a Black Music Philosophy, William C. Banfield engage...
| Uniform Title: | African American cultural theory and heritage.
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| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Scarecrow Press,
2010.
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| Series: | African American cultural theory and heritage.
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Cultural Codes: Makings of a Black Music Philosophy |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
Contents:
- Black notes and cultural codes : makings of a Black music philosophy
- A new Black music arts aesthetic
- A history of aesthetic definitions
- Hip to the hop
- A cultural education
- Black music studies
- African roots to blues, New Orleans, and ragtime
- Jazz : the new modern mode of being
- Race records, gospel, R & B, and urban blues
- Urban contemporary : soul, funk, and global
- Hip hop : connecting the dots
- Core values and the Black aesthetic code.