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Field recordings of black singers and musicians : an annotated discography of artists from West Africa, the Caribbean and the Eastern and Southern United States, 1901-1943 / compiled by Craig Martin Gibbs.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML156.4.B56 G55 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Black people--Music--Discography.
- Black people.
- Black people--Music.
- Field recordings.
- Genre:
- Discographies.
- Catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 459 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2018]
- Summary:
- "Traditional African musical forms have long been accepted as fundamental to the emergence of blues and jazz. This discography brings together recordings that trace the evolution of the African American musical experience, from early wax cylinder recordings made in West Africa to voodoo rituals from the Carribean Basin to the songs of former slaves in the American South"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Discography
- Part I West African Field Recordings, 1901-1942 p. 19
- Part II Caribbean Field Recordings, c. 1914-1941 p. 131
- Part III Southeastern United States African-American Field Recordings, c. 1904-1943 p. 174.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781476673387
- 1476673381
- OCLC:
- 1001455906
- Publisher Number:
- 99977448556
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